December 2010
Michael Peled - Curriculum Vitae
Personal Details
Born in Israel, 1961
Married to Daphna, father of Matan (1988), Naama (1990) & Uri (1995)
Contact Information:
· Address: 117 Pa’amonit, Macabim, Israel;
· Phone: 972 - 57-7787312
· E-mail: peledmic@bgu.ac.il
Education
· B.Sc.EE: 1979 - 1983, @ Tel Aviv University, Faculty of Electrical Engineering
· M.B.A (cum Laude): 1989 - 1994, @Tel Aviv University, Faculty of Management.
o Majoring in Management of Technology.
o Name of Thesis advisor: Prof. Aaron Shenhar
o Title of thesis: Requirements changes in defense R&D projects – causes, consequences, and managerial implications
· Ph.D Program: Since 2006, @ Ben-Gurion University, Faculty of Management
o Name of Thesis advisor: Prof. Dov Dvir
o Title of thesis: Towards a contingent approach of customer involvement in defense R&D projects
Professional Experience
· Since 2006: Consultant, Systems engineering and program management, @ IAI space & missile group.
· 1983 - 2005: Military service, @ Israeli Navy and DDR&D.
Presentation of papers at conferences
· Peled & Dvir, 2009, “Towards a contingent approach of customer involvement in defence projects: An exploratory study”, presented at the 9th IRNOP (International Research Network on Organizing by Projects) annual conference, Berlin, Germany, October 2009.
Doctoral Research Abstract
Towards a contingent approach of customer involvement in defense R&D projects
· The issue of customer involvement in NPD (New Product Development) projects is studied and discussed since the late 70s. However, the current literature does not provide an answer to the “how” question of adapting the customer involvement style to the project, the customer and the contractor characteristics.
· Customer involvement in projects is especially important in defense projects, where customers are generally deeply involved in technical and managerial aspects, and along all project phases. Customer involvement requires considerable resources and may have a significant impact on the success of the large-scale defense projects.
· Hence, the main research question: How do characteristics of the project, customer, and contractor affect the benefit of different modes of customer involvement.
· The research combines qualitative and quantitative approaches. Its first phase is a dual-stage exploratory multiple case study, investigating customer involvement practices in NPD projects in the Israeli defense industry. The study proposes a theoretical contingency model regarding the effect of customer involvement on project success, moderated by project characteristics. It focuses specifically on the working mode of customers' representatives along the continuum between external supervision and full participation in project activities. The second research phase is a quantitative survey, designed to further examine the model validity on a wider range of project types.