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Qualitative Evaluation of Knowledge Based Model of Project Time-Cost as Decision Making Support

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  • Radek DOSKOČIL
  • Karel DOUBRAVSKÝ

    (Department of Informatics Faculty of Business and Management Brno University of Technology)

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An integral part of effective project management is the knowledge management. Knowledge analyses are based on deep information(equations)or shallow information (verbal description). The paper presents a quantitative evaluation of qualitative knowledge model. Qualitative quantifications are based on three words (increasing, constant, decreasing).Any qualitative model M has a discrete set of qualitative scenarios S. An algorithm is used to generate all possible transitions O among the set of S. A transitional graph T has as nodes scenarios S and as arcs transitions O. Any behaviour of the model M can be described by a sequence of scenarios.A tree R, which is sub-graph of the T graph and can be taken for any qualitative forecasting, is used to evaluate probabilities of different branches of the tree. The presented evaluation provides new knowledge analysis and its main advantage is that no numerical values are needed. The qualitative model shows a seven-dimensional project management problem.

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  • Radek DOSKOČIL & Karel DOUBRAVSKÝ, 2017. "Qualitative Evaluation of Knowledge Based Model of Project Time-Cost as Decision Making Support," ECONOMIC COMPUTATION AND ECONOMIC CYBERNETICS STUDIES AND RESEARCH, Faculty of Economic Cybernetics, Statistics and Informatics, vol. 51(1), pages 263-280.
    • Handle: RePEc:cys:ecocyb:v:50:y:2017:i:1:p:263-280
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    Keywords

    equation less model; quantitative evaluation; qualitative tree; decision support; knowledge management; project management.;
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    JEL classification:

    • C63 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Mathematical Methods; Programming Models; Mathematical and Simulation Modeling - - - Computational Techniques
    • E60 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Macroeconomic Policy, Macroeconomic Aspects of Public Finance, and General Outlook - - - General

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