Project Manager Selection in a Fuzzy Environment: A Case in a Defense Industry

Year 2024, Volume: 34 Issue: 1, 153 - 168, 28.06.2024

Burcu Tezcan , Tamer Eren

https://doi.org/10.54078/savsad.1193540

Abstract

Defense industry projects are increasing in Turkey. Defense industry projects are in the project group with high cost and high added value. One of the most important reasons for the success of defense industry projects is the good formation of the project team. Choosing a good project manager is necessary to create a good project team. This study discusses the project manager selection problem in a company in the defense industry. The solution to this problem was carried out by considering the business procedures applied in real life. Twelve criteria were taken into account for the pre-selection of the project manager. The weighted Scoring (AP) method was used for pre-selection. Seven different criteria were determined for the candidates who passed the pre-selection. It is aimed to evaluate five candidates under these criteria. Pythagorean Fuzzy (PB) clusters were used to offer a wide evaluation scale to the decision maker. The weights of the seven criteria determined for the defense industry were calculated with the Pythagorean Fuzzy Analytical Hierarchy Method (PBAHP). The Pythagorean Bulanık Technique for Order Preference by Similarity to the Ideal Solution (PBTOPSIS) method determined the five candidates who passed the pre-selection. This study will guide you on how to select the project manager. In addition, the method combination used in the research and the methodology followed differ from other studies in the literature.

Keywords

Defense industry, project manager selection, weighted scoring, PFAHP, PFTOPSIS

Bulanık Ortamda Proje Yöneticisi Seçimi: Savunma Sanayi Firmasında Bir Uygulama

Abstract

Türkiye’de savunma sanayi projeleri artmaktadır. Savunma sanayi projeleri yüksek maliyetli ve katma değeri yüksek proje grubundandır. Savunma sanayi projelerinin başarılı olmasının en önemli sebeplerinde biri proje ekibinin iyi bir şekilde oluşturulmasıdır. İyi bir proje ekibinin oluşturulması için iyi bir proje yöneticisinin seçilmesi gerekmektedir. Bu çalışmada savunma sanayisindeki bir firmada proje yöneticisi seçim problemi ele alınmıştır. Bu problemin çözümünde, gerçek hayatta uygulanan iş prosedürleri dikkate alınarak gerçekleştirilmiştir. Proje yöneticisi seçiminde ön eleme için on iki kriter dikkate alınmıştır. Ön eleme yapmak için Ağırlıklı Puanlama (AP) yöntemi kullanılmıştır. Ön elemeyi geçen adaylar için farklı yedi adet kriter belirlenmiştir. Bu kriterler altında beş adayın değerlendirilmesi amaçlanmıştır. Karar vericiye geniş değerlendirme ölçeği sunan Pisagor Bulanık (PB) kümeler kullanılmıştır. Savunma sanayi için belirlenen yedi kriterin ağırlıkları Pisagor Bulanık Analitik Hiyerarşi Yöntemi (PBAHP) ile hesaplanmıştır. Ön elemeden geçen beş aday Pisagor Bulanık Technique for Order Preference by Similarity to Ideal Solution (PBTOPSIS) yöntemi ile sıralaması belirlenmiştir. Yapılan bu çalışma proje yöneticisinin nasıl seçileceğine yol gösterecektir. Ayrıca çalışmada kullanılan yöntem kombinasyonu ve izlenen metodoloji literatürdeki diğer çalışmalardan farklılık göstermektedir.

Keywords

Savunma sanayi, proje yöneticisi seçimi, ağırlıklı puanlama yöntemi, PBAHP, PBTOPSIS

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