An Embedded Approach for Project Management Learning Process

2013 ◽  
Vol 4 (3) ◽  
pp. 38-49 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shai Rozenes ◽  
Ida Kukliansky
Keyword(s):  
Project Management ◽  
Engineering Students ◽  
Management Program ◽  
Project Managers ◽  
Contextual Learning ◽  
Engineering Project ◽  
Know How ◽  
Management Learning ◽  
Practical Project ◽  
Novel Approach

The project management discipline is expanding within many engineering activities. This discipline can facilitate strivings toward successful accomplishment of an engineering project. Therefore, many academic institutes teach the “project management” program. This study presents a novel approach that educates engineering students to become successful project managers based on contextual learning. This approach embeds a practical project within the project management program. The student has to implement the academic know-how into the embedded project. The study utilizes a quantitative tool to measure the students’ response to the approach. The results indicate that the students were satisfied with the approach.

An Innovative Design Approach to New Service Development Learning Processes

2014 ◽  
Vol 6 (4) ◽  
pp. 27-39 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shai Rozenes ◽  
Ida Kukliansky
Keyword(s):  
Engineering Students ◽  
Academic Program ◽  
Contextual Learning ◽  
Service Development ◽  
New Service Development ◽  
Innovative Design ◽  
Know How ◽  
Practical Project ◽  
Novel Approach ◽  
Quantitative Tool

The new service development discipline is expanding within many business activities. This discipline can facilitate strivings toward successful accomplishment of a sustainable entrepreneurship. Therefore, many academic institutes teach courses within this domain. This study presents a novel approach that educates engineering students to become successful entrepreneurs based on contextual learning. This approach embeds a practical project within the academic program. The student has to implement the academic know-how into the embedded project. The study utilizes a quantitative tool to measure the students' response to the approach. The results indicate that the students were satisfied with the approach.

scholarly journals Is an Engineering Project Management Degree Worth it? Developing Agile Digital Skills for Future Practice

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nicholas Dacre ◽  
PK Senyo ◽  
David Reynolds
Keyword(s):  
Project Management ◽  
Digital Technologies ◽  
Project Managers ◽  
Engineering Project ◽  
Research Engagement ◽  
Engineering Managers ◽  
Engineering Project Management ◽  
Digital Skills ◽  
Complex Project ◽  
Future Practice

Engineering managers are progressively tasked with leveraging digital technologies and innovations which have yet to be fully developed, to seek out opportunities and challenges in complex project contexts. However, there is a disparity between knowledge gained from engineering development programmes, and the rapidly changing landscape of modern project practice, which requires professionals to effectively engage and deploy relevant agile digital skills in practice. For example, complex engineering projects increasingly employ dynamic digital technologies such as Artificial Intelligence (AI), Big Data, Augmented and Virtual Reality (AR / VR), 3D Printing, and Digital Twins, which require managers to quickly adapt to changing constraints through agile digital skills. Therefore, this paper seeks to focus on exploring the role of engineering project management programmes in developing knowledge and agile digital skills relevant for future project practice. Through an outline review of project management development programmes, this research paper suggests that their inherent value for engineering project managers, is largely dependent on a combination of applied research, engagement, and agile digital skills development for future practice.

scholarly journals Project Management Learning: A Comparative Study between Engineering Students’ Experiences in South Africa and the United Kingdom

2015 ◽  
Vol 46 (4) ◽  
pp. 47-62 ◽  
Author(s):  
Udechukwu Ojiako ◽  
Max Chipulu ◽  
Alasdair Marshall ◽  
Melanie J. Ashleigh ◽  
Terry Williams
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
United Kingdom ◽  
Project Management ◽  
Comparative Study ◽  
Engineering Students ◽  
Management Learning ◽  
The United Kingdom

scholarly journals Strengthening Communication Skills in an Innovative Context of Engineering Project Management Learning

2013 ◽  
Vol 74 ◽  
pp. 233-243 ◽  
Author(s):  
Isabel Ortiz-Marcos ◽  
Colsa Angel Uruburu ◽  
Benita José Ramón Cobo ◽  
Remón Tomás Prieto
Keyword(s):  
Project Management ◽  
Communication Skills ◽  
Engineering Project ◽  
Management Learning ◽  
Engineering Project Management

Project Manager’s Competencies in Renewable Energy Projects

2017 ◽  
Vol 6 (3) ◽  
pp. 19-25
Author(s):  
Екатерина Логинова ◽  
Ekaterina Loginova
Keyword(s):  
Renewable Energy ◽  
Project Management ◽  
Project Managers ◽  
Project Manager ◽  
The Other ◽  
Professional Experience ◽  
Engineering Project ◽  
Engineering Project Management ◽  
Energy Projects ◽  
Job Advertisements

This research examines renewable energy (RE) project manager competencies required by USA labor market using the analyses of project manager Internet job advertisements. It was realized by collecting and coding the requirements from the job advertisements in April 2017. 1500 vacancies were found by the website, but only 150 of them were relevant for this work (they were filtered according to some formal criteria). From the data obtained from advertisement analyses, the pool of job candidate’s competencies required by the market was compiled. The most common requirements were compared with IPMA and SOVNET competency standards for project managers. The research shows that companies are seeking a candidate with bachelor degree in engineering, project management and specific sectorial certificates, 6 years of professional experience related to project management. Some competencies coincide with the standards and the other are referred to specific RE skills.

Project Expectation Management – A Quality Approach to Customer Satisfaction

2016 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Karuna Devi Mishra ◽  
Dr. Sudarsanam
Keyword(s):  
Project Management ◽  
Customer Satisfaction ◽  
Project Managers ◽  
Market Place ◽  
Dynamic Approach ◽  
Project Environment ◽  
Project Governance ◽  
Expectation Management ◽  
Management Project ◽  
Quality Approach

This paper investigates the current challenges faced by the project managers in creating realistic expectations of customers in dynamic changing project environment which are created by rapid introduction of new unknowns, as they progress. One might say they are more akin to packing boxes of frogs without a cover, setting each thing right before a new challenge is faced. The difficulties posed by these projects are identified and the literature is reviewed for suitable approaches. Why do projects fail and what more is critical to the success of project? All projects are conceived with a vision to satisfy certain needs of the business. Hence, the beneficiary of these needs become key stakeholder. Appropriate participation of this key stakeholder in steering the project ensures the success of the project. Also businesses are impacted by competition and changing market place resulting in skewed expectation management. Managing expectations enhances the success of the project immensely. Now, goal of the project plays a pivotal role and hence respecting it, is an important task, in project management. Project governance is an important aspect which needs to change according to the requirements and requires a dynamic approach rather than a ‘rule book approach’.

Sign in / Sign up

Export Citation Format

Share Document