Techno-Anthropological Project Management: A Case Study of Project as Practice at Aalborg Renovation
Author
Jensen, Christian Møller
Term
4. term
Education
Publication year
2017
Submitted on
2017-06-02
Pages
67
Abstract
Dette speciale i teknoantropologi er udarbejdet i samarbejde med den kommunale renovationsenhed Aalborg Renovation. Det overordnede tema er projektledelse. Specialet samler erfaringer fra det store initiativ 'Aalborg uden affald', hvor forfatteren har udført feltarbejde inde i organisationen. Metodisk bygger projektet på etnografiske og deltagende metoder – at observere hverdagsarbejde og inddrage medarbejdere – for at forstå, hvordan projekter foregår i praksis. Teoretisk henter det inspiration fra Projects-as-Practice (at se på, hvad mennesker faktisk gør i projekter), Actor-Network Theory (hvordan mennesker og teknologier er forbundet) og en ramme for teknoantropologiske kompetencer. Rapporten konkluderer, at sociotekniske tilgange, som kobler sociale og tekniske perspektiver, bør spille en vigtig rolle i flere projektledelsesaktiviteter i offentlige organisationer. Den udvikler desuden en ramme for teknoantropologisk projektledelse gennem en diskussion af syv projektledelsesaktiviteter, som teknoantropologen bør kunne varetage.
This master’s thesis in Techno-Anthropology was conducted in collaboration with the public waste collection service Aalborg Renovation. The overall theme is project management. The thesis gathers lessons from the large initiative 'Aalborg uden affald', where the author carried out fieldwork inside the organisation. Methodologically, it uses ethnographic and participatory approaches—observing everyday work and involving staff—to understand how projects unfold in practice. The study is informed by Projects-as-Practice (focusing on what people actually do in projects), Actor-Network Theory (how people and technologies are connected), and a framework of Techno-Anthropological competences. It concludes that socio-technical approaches, which combine social and technical perspectives, should play an important role in several project management activities in public-sector organisations. It also proposes a framework for Techno-Anthropological project management by discussing seven project management activities that Techno-Anthropologists should be able to carry out.
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