A study of the PIMS Cost Management Module

2015

Masteroppgave økonomi og administrasjon- Universitetet i Agder, 2015 Working with cost management in complex projects in today’s society is a comprehensive task. The need for supporting tools is therefore increasing, where specific tools like Project Management Information Systems (PMIS) are becoming more necessary in order to manage projects more efficiently. This thesis aims to investigate the effects of utilizing a PMIS called Project Information Management System (PIMS), and search for how the systems Cost Management Module (CMM) could contribute in the cost management processes in complex projects. Based on this, the research question was: What are the effects of utilizing the PIMS Cos…