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Is initiatives in the Vocational & Technical Education sector of developing Asian countries: A systems approach to the management of Project Intervention Processes

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Is initiatives in the Vocational & Technical Education sector of developing Asian countries: A systems approach to the management of Project Intervention Processes. / Gunawardena, Channa; Brown, David H.
2008. Paper presented at 12th Pacific Asia Conference on Information Systems: Leveraging ICT for Resilient Organizations and Sustainable Growth in the Asia Pacific Region, PACIS 2008, Suzhou, China.

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Gunawardena, C & Brown, DH 2008, 'Is initiatives in the Vocational & Technical Education sector of developing Asian countries: A systems approach to the management of Project Intervention Processes', Paper presented at 12th Pacific Asia Conference on Information Systems: Leveraging ICT for Resilient Organizations and Sustainable Growth in the Asia Pacific Region, PACIS 2008, Suzhou, China, 3/07/08 - 7/07/08.

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Gunawardena, C., & Brown, D. H. (2008). Is initiatives in the Vocational & Technical Education sector of developing Asian countries: A systems approach to the management of Project Intervention Processes. Paper presented at 12th Pacific Asia Conference on Information Systems: Leveraging ICT for Resilient Organizations and Sustainable Growth in the Asia Pacific Region, PACIS 2008, Suzhou, China.

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Gunawardena C, Brown DH. Is initiatives in the Vocational & Technical Education sector of developing Asian countries: A systems approach to the management of Project Intervention Processes. 2008. Paper presented at 12th Pacific Asia Conference on Information Systems: Leveraging ICT for Resilient Organizations and Sustainable Growth in the Asia Pacific Region, PACIS 2008, Suzhou, China.

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Gunawardena, Channa ; Brown, David H. / Is initiatives in the Vocational & Technical Education sector of developing Asian countries : A systems approach to the management of Project Intervention Processes. Paper presented at 12th Pacific Asia Conference on Information Systems: Leveraging ICT for Resilient Organizations and Sustainable Growth in the Asia Pacific Region, PACIS 2008, Suzhou, China.

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title = "Is initiatives in the Vocational & Technical Education sector of developing Asian countries: A systems approach to the management of Project Intervention Processes",
abstract = "This paper is set against a background of national IS initiatives implemented in the Vocational and Technical Education (VTE) sectors of developing Asian countries through donor agency funded projects, which can be seen as Project Intervention Processes (PIPs). This research is based on a six year research study of IS initiatives implemented in nine VTE sector projects covering Laos, Sri Lanka and Vietnam undertaken through empirical investigations and a review of secondary data. The IS initiatives studied focussed on aiding strategy formulation and management in the VTE sector as opposed to classroom based training. The research reveals that the process of managing PIPs using traditional project management theory, which is based on hard approaches, is problematic in terms of generating desirable outcomes to address perceived VTE problems. Soft Systems Methodology (SSM) is based on a learning/enquiring cycle and is often used to manage problem situations that are poorly structured. The paper presents two key findings: namely the nature, scope and problems faced by PIP based IS initiatives; and a SSM approach to managing PIP based IS initiatives.",
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AB - This paper is set against a background of national IS initiatives implemented in the Vocational and Technical Education (VTE) sectors of developing Asian countries through donor agency funded projects, which can be seen as Project Intervention Processes (PIPs). This research is based on a six year research study of IS initiatives implemented in nine VTE sector projects covering Laos, Sri Lanka and Vietnam undertaken through empirical investigations and a review of secondary data. The IS initiatives studied focussed on aiding strategy formulation and management in the VTE sector as opposed to classroom based training. The research reveals that the process of managing PIPs using traditional project management theory, which is based on hard approaches, is problematic in terms of generating desirable outcomes to address perceived VTE problems. Soft Systems Methodology (SSM) is based on a learning/enquiring cycle and is often used to manage problem situations that are poorly structured. The paper presents two key findings: namely the nature, scope and problems faced by PIP based IS initiatives; and a SSM approach to managing PIP based IS initiatives.

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