MANAGING DEVELOPMENT PROCESS(ES)

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Sustainactive Prague 2014Kalevi Paldanius

Development? The act of developing

Evolution of man; evolution of the species Progress; advancement; growth; expansion Development of individual, group, team,

community, society, work, products, services, technic/technology, economy, human rights, relationships etc. “Development is change. All change is not

development.”

Development? Sustain Development? Ecological,

economical, social and cultural sustainability Want to develop something? > You need

activity, to be active Becoming developer needs deeds One deed is to take part to sustain active IP

How are you going to develop yourself during sustain active IP?

What are you going to develop in your case study?

Project as a development tool

Project: a plan, a scheme, a design, a piece of work undertaken by a student or group of students to supplement and apply classroom studies

Project: to throw or shoot forward; to transport (oneself) into imagination; to predict or expect (something) based on known data; to communicate effectively; to express one’s personality

Project as a development tool

From an idea (e.g. business plan) > to the project What kind of? Management depends on the project type: Product development

difficulty in defining the target; management by dividing into operations

Activity development Project (inside the organization): increase the efficiency of management and functions Reform the organization Development of ICT-systems Rationalize activity Introduction of new working methods and tools Education programs ETC

Project

Work which is done once Problem & planned solution Problem: difference between the present

situation and the target where something prevents catch up the difference

Is not trivial

Defining objects

Workplace activity settings: transformed material objects are relatively easy to identify

“Object” can be either material or symbolic (always both) > materiality allows it to become a focus of joint activity; we can perceive, handle and act on objects

Symbolic aspect of the object: allows increase of understanding of the phenomena under investigation

Object refers to the “raw material”/”problem space” > activity is directed at it

Human activity system (Engeström 2002)

OUTCOME

VALUESRULES & CONVENTIONS

COMMUNITY: same general object

DIVISION OF LABOUR: horizontal division of tasks & Vertical division of power and status

ARTIFACTSTOOLS & PRACTICES

OBJECTSUBJECT

Hierarchical levels of Activity

Level of activity

Mental representation

Realization of

Level of description

Analytical question

Carpenter example

Activity Motive (need)

Personality Social and personal meaning of activity (relation to motives and needs)

Why? Doing wage work to secure welfare

Action (deed)

Goal- conscious

Chain of actions to reach the goal

Possible & critical goals

What? Building a house

Operation Precondition to actions-normally unconscious

Chain of actions

Concrete tool to implement action

How? Different working phases of house building

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References Engeström, Y. (2002) Cultural Historical Activity Theory. Web page Marjamäki, M. & Pekkola, P. (2009) Activity Theory – “Toiminnan

teoria” www.cs.tut.fi Pelin, R. (1999) Projektihallinan käsikirja. Projektijohtaminen Oy.

Jyväskylä. Wells, G. (2002) The Role of Dialogue in Activity Theory. Mind,

Culture and Activity 9(1), 43 -66 Projektinhallinta – kevät 2006 (http://www.ling.helsinki.fi/kit/2006k)

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