List of 32 Research Team Members and their Contribution

  • Zvi Ahronson – Associate Professor, Stevens Institute of Technology. Helped develop the components of Project Spirit and conducted the empirical studies on the impact of Spirit on project success.
  • Shlomo Alkaher – In his M.Sc. dissertation research studied the impact of system complexities on management errors in projects that failed to correctly assess the complexity of the project.
  • Zeev Bonen (Des.) – As Rafael's CEO, he established an initial framework for project classification, and was a research partner to our study on the systems engineering contingency framework.
  • Dov Dvir – Professor of Management, Ben Gurion University. Central research team leader and member, leader of many initiatives.
  • Scott Fricke - In his M.Sc. dissertation research studied portfolio management in a manufacturing environment.
  • William Guth – As professor of strategy at NYU was part of the project strategy research team
  • Vered Holtzman – Faculty member Holon Institute of Technology. Member of research team on innovation in aerospace programs.
  • Alex Laufer – Professor of Project Management, Technion Institute of Technology. Team member to study on integration of project management and product development.
  • Thomas Lechler – Associate Professor, Stevens Institute of Technology. Team member on the development of project strategy framework and importance of planning.
  • Ofer Levy - In his M.Sc. dissertation research helped develop the first multi-dimensional framework for strategic assessment of project success.
  • Stan Lipovetsky – Established the multivariate analysis methods on the defense R&D programs study
  • Alan Maltz - Associate Professor, Stevens Institute of Technology. In his PhD dissertation research established the multidimensional framework for corporate success, beyond the Balanced Scorecard. Integrated all studies of multidimensional success measures across three organizational levels – project, SBU, corporate.
  • Ben Melamed – Professor of Operations Research and Supply Chain Management, Rutgers Business School. Member of research team on integrating supply chain and project management and on innovation in aerospace programs.
  • Dragan Milosevic – Former Professor of Management, Portland State University. Partner to research on NASA projects and linking project management to business strategy.
  • Jerry Mulenburg – As NASA executive, was partner to research on NASA’s project management framework.
  • Ori Orhof – In his PhD dissertation he developed the framework of Critical Components Analysis (CCA), for identifying project challenges by focusing on the criticality of project components and work packages.
  • Peerasit Panatakul – Associate Professor, Penn State University. Partner to studies on NASA’s project management framework, project strategy, and project strategy typologies.
  • Tim Phelan - In his PhD dissertation research, studied the empirical connection and impact of effectiveness versus efficiency.
  • Michael Poli - In his PhD dissertation research, studied the concept of strategic focus, and member of the project strategy team.
  • Tsvi Raz (Des.) – Former Professor of Project Management, Tel-Aviv University. Partner to research on project planning, project uncertainty, and project contracts.
  • Richard Reilly - Former Professor, Stevens Institute of Technology. Team member of research on project spirit. Leader of research on the human side of project leadership.
  • Michael Ryan – Team member of research on the human side of project leadership.
  • Arik Sadeh – Associate Professor, Holon Institute of Technology. Team member on the study of project manager characteristics for different kinds of projects.
  • Andrew Sage – Professor of System Engineering, George Mason University. Partner to study on NASA’s project management framework.
  • Brian Sauser – Associate Professor, University of Texas. In his PhD dissertation research, studied the concept of strategic project leadership on NASA projects, and contingency analysis of failures in NASA projects.
  • Yechiel Shulman – Former Director, Center for the Development of Technological Leadership, University of Minnesota. Team member to study on integration of project management and innovation management.
  • Sabin Srivannaboon - Partner to research on NASA projects and linking project management to business strategy.
  • Joca Stefanovic - His PhD dissertation research focused on the SPL Maturity assessment tool and on studying studied the impact of maturity levels on project success.
  • Hans Thamhain (Des.) – Professor of Management, Bentley University. Partner to research on NASA projects and linking project management to business strategy, and earlier study on leadership skills at different managerial levels.
  • Asher Tishler - Professor of Project Management, Tel-Aviv University. Partner to research on defense R&D projects.
  • Max Wideman – PMI Fellow. Partner to research on adapting project managers characteristics to project types.
  • Yao Zhao – Professor of Supply Chain Management, Rutgers Business School. Member of research team on integrating supply chain and project management and on innovation in aerospace programs.