Applied digital library project management: Using paired comparison analysis to determine relative importance

Abstract

Purpose

This paper sets out to define and describe paired comparison analysis as a method for prioritizing the factors that have the most impact in a digital library project.

Design/methodology/approach

Using theory and example, the paper relates the use of paired comparison analysis to the successful prioritization of competing demands in digital library projects.

Findings

Paired comparison analysis is useful to project managers and project teams alike as a means for prioritizing the issues, factors, and courses of action within a single project or among multiple projects, especially when these items are difficult to evaluate using an objective scheme.

Originality/value

The paper fills a gap in the digital library project management literature by providing an overview of a useful tool to prioritize the issues, factors, and courses of action within a project or among several projects, particularly when these items cannot be compared based on similar measures.

Citation

Cervone, H.F. (2009), "Applied digital library project management: Using paired comparison analysis to determine relative importance", OCLC Systems & Services: International digital library perspectives, Vol. 25 No. 3, pp. 162-166. https://doi.org/10.1108/10650750910982548