PRACTICE EXPERIENCE IN ASSESSING THE PROJECT MANAGERS' LEADERSHIP SKILLS

2019 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Silvia Mazzetto
Keyword(s):  
Leadership Skills ◽  
Project Managers ◽  
Project Manager ◽  
Practical Approach ◽  
Collaborative Project ◽  
Knowledge And Skills ◽  
Practical Applications ◽  
Practice Experience ◽  
Working Groups ◽  
College Of Engineering

In construction, the achievement of a project is mainly due to the work of the project manager and the contribution they make, as team leader, of knowledge, experience, and coordination skills. This paper presents a practical approach in assessing the students' leadership skills at the College of Engineering at Qatar University, by running a multidisciplinary collaborative project. The students acted as the project managers, involved in leading several working groups. The main aim of the exercise was to propose a practical approach to assessing the extent to which the knowledge and skills of a leader are important for ensuring that a project is completed successfully. The project manager's ability to lead a team through the different work stages of a project is seen as a fundamental contributor to its success. This practical approach to the appraisal of leadership brings the theoretical teaching of Project Management closer to its practical applications, by encouraging students to learn the leadership techniques and tools commonly used in the professional setting. The paper concludes by suggesting that there is a need to focus more attentively on assessing leadership skills when selecting a project manager, in either an academic or a professional context.

A practical, multidisciplinary approach for assessing leadership in project management education

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 50-65 ◽  
Author(s):  
Silvia Mazzetto
Keyword(s):  
Project Management ◽  
Systems Engineering ◽  
Leadership Skills ◽  
Project Managers ◽  
Project Manager ◽  
Practical Approach ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Practical Applications ◽  
Working Groups ◽  
College Of Engineering

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to present a practical approach to the teaching of project management as it was applied in the Department of Architecture and Urban Planning and the Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering at the College of Engineering, Qatar University. The leadership skills of the project managers, leading several working groups, were evaluated by running a multidisciplinary collaborative project. Design/methodology/approach The main aim of the research was to propose a practical approach for assessing the extent to which the knowledge and skills of a leader are important for ensuring that a project is completed successfully. The research exercise highlighted the fact that some of the leadership attitudes of the project manager are fundamental to the success of the work. The project manager’s ability to lead a team through the different work stages of a project is seen as a fundamental contributor to its success. Findings This practical approach to the appraisal of leadership brings the theoretical teaching of project management closer to its practical applications, by encouraging students to learn the techniques and tools commonly used in the professional setting. The paper concludes by suggesting that there is a need to focus more attentively on assessing leadership skills when selecting a project manager, in either an academic or a professional context. Originality/value The research exercise highlighted the fact that some of the leadership attitudes of the project manager are fundamental to the success of the work. The project manager’s ability to lead a team through the different work stages of a project is seen as a fundamental contributor to its success.

PROJECT MANAGERS' RESPONSIBILITIES IN MULTIDISCIPLINARY COLLABORATION PROJECTS: A CASE STUDY IN EDUCATION

2019 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Silvia Mazzetto
Keyword(s):  
Project Management ◽  
Project Success ◽  
Project Managers ◽  
Project Manager ◽  
The Other ◽  
Close Correspondence ◽  
Collaborative Project ◽  
Multidisciplinary Collaboration ◽  
College Of Engineering

The success of a project is not only built upon the performance of the team involved but also on the contribution of the project manager and the other participants such as the client, stakeholders, consultant, suppliers, and authorizing bodies. In particular, the project managers' contribution in coordinating and leading the participants is fundamental to the project success. The research hypothesis addressed in this paper is to investigate how a multidisciplinary collaboration experience between two departments, using a Work-Based Learning (WBL) method, can improve students' training while handling responsibilities in project management. This paper presents a practical approach to the teaching of Project Management, based on multidisciplinary collaboration protocol developed by the College of Engineering at Qatar University. Collaboration between two Project Management courses was repeated for two years, involving students of both disciplines in a joint assignment (a collaborative project). During the experience, the project managers' responsibilities were analyzed and evaluated by the students. Outcomes of the study show that because there is a close correspondence between project manager's skills, interpersonal action, and readiness to take responsibility, the success of a project is strongly influenced by the capabilities of its leader. The paper meditates on the contribution of the multidisciplinary experience in developing students' capabilities and responsibilities when working on a collaborative project, improving entrepreneurship's performance and building new ways of collaboration in higher education.

Impact of Project Manager Competencies on Project Success: Case of Social Projects in the City of Agadir, Morocco

2019 ◽  
Vol 10 (5) ◽  
pp. 456-469
Author(s):  
Habiba Abou Hafs ◽  
◽  
Fadila Boutora ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Leadership Skills ◽  
Personal Characteristics ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
Project Managers ◽  
Project Manager ◽  
Self Control ◽  
Behavioral Skills ◽  
Professional Characteristics ◽  
The Social ◽  
The City

The question of project manager competencies and especially in social projects is a key issue for social organizations seeking to progress and achieve success. If the manager has an important role to play with regard to the social organization, he’s however dependent on his behavioral, professional and personal capacities. The purpose of this paper is to show, on the basis of a quantitative study carried out among 120 managers of social projects in cooperatives located in the city of Agadir (Morocco), that the success of projects is conditioned by the leadership skills. Consequently, factors related to behavioral skills such as Solidarity; Involvement; Patience; Creativity; Empathy; Motivation; Trust; Commitment; Self-esteem; Transparency; Self-control; Discipline and other factors related to professional characteristics and personal characteristics of project managers prove a positive and significant relationship with the criterion of success studied.

scholarly journals Project Manager And His/Her Competencies

2015 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
pp. 165-169
Author(s):  
Petr Cech ◽  
Karel Chadt
Keyword(s):  
High Performance ◽  
Project Managers ◽  
Project Manager ◽  
Excellent Performance ◽  
Knowledge And Skills ◽  
Basic Competencies ◽  
Strong Competition ◽  
High Dynamics ◽  
Short Time ◽  
Performance Competencies

Abstract Competencies of a project manager are formed by a set of knowledge, skills, related experience, and ways of behaviour and attitudes. It is a way by which a project manager asserts his/her own professional knowledge to terminate a project successfully. There are different ways of a competencies division. Authors of this contribution focused on basic competencies and high performance competencies. Basic competencies of a project manager are comprehended as knowledge and skills that are indispensable for an own performance of managerial work. High performance competencies are relatively stable demonstrations of behaviour, by using them teams leaded by a project manager reach outstanding results. In contemporary entrepreneurial environment that is characterized by a high dynamics of changes, market globalization, strong competition and short time of launching technologies the basic competencies are not sufficient enough for a project manager. High performance competencies enable the project managers to manage effectively in contemporary turbulent environment. The competent project manager performs above standard, excellent performance.

What Makes a Competent International Project Manager in Emerging and Developing Countries?

2020 ◽  
Vol 51 (2) ◽  
pp. 181-198
Author(s):  
Ying Li ◽  
Tao Sun ◽  
Yongyi Shou ◽  
Hua Sun
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
Stakeholder Management ◽  
Project Managers ◽  
Project Manager ◽  
International Project ◽  
Input Output ◽  
Scaling Method ◽  
Knowledge And Skills ◽  
Fundamental Knowledge ◽  
Emerging And Developing Countries

This study explores what makes a competent international project manager in emerging and developing countries by applying content analysis and multidimensional scaling method on the reports of project managers nominated by a Chinese nonprofit organization. The results indicate that international project manager competences can be understood from an efficiency-effectiveness−oriented perspective and an input-output−focused perspective. Four competence sets are identified, including fundamental knowledge and skills, goals-oriented competences, uncertainty and change management competences, and stakeholder management competences. The findings contribute to competence research in the international project context and provide insight for companies and individuals on career and competence development.

The Improvement Factors of Leadership Skills among Project Managers in Pre-Construction Phase of Sustainable Construction Projects

2021 ◽  
Vol 15 (S1) ◽  
pp. 27-38
Author(s):  
Aryani Ahmad Latiffi ◽  
Noorul Adharina Zulkiffli
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Construction Industry ◽  
Questionnaire Survey ◽  
Construction Projects ◽  
Leadership Skills ◽  
Project Managers ◽  
Project Manager ◽  
Sustainable Construction ◽  
Normality Test ◽  
Manager Performance

Leadership skills are required in any area, including the construction industry. Compared to conventional construction projects, the obstacles of practising leadership skills are more significant in sustainable construction projects. In the context of managing a project, a project manager is accountable for overseeing the project from the pre-construction phase to the post-construction phase. Nevertheless, project managers often encountered utmost difficulties in sustainable construction projects during the pre-construction phase. Despite that, improving leadership skills would emerge to boost project manager performance in managing sustainable construction projects. Thus, this paper aims to determine the improvement factors of leadership skills among project managers in the pre-construction phase of sustainable construction projects. A questionnaire survey was developed with 44 improvement factors of leadership skills among project managers in the pre-construction phase of sustainable construction projects, in which 153 experienced project managers in sustainable construction projects in Malaysia responded. Data were analysed using normality test, exploratory factor analysis (EFA) and reliability analysis via IBM SPSS version 24 software. The finding reveals that all improvement factors were significant to improve leadership skills among project managers in the pre-construction phase of sustainable construction projects. Hence, this paper's findings would assist project managers in grasping the improvement factors that can improve their leadership skills, particularly in sustainable construction projects.

PRACTICE EXPERIENCE AND MULTIDISCIPLINARY COLLABORATION IN PROJECT MANAGEMENT: A CASE STUDY

2016 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Silvia Mazzetto
Keyword(s):  
Project Management ◽  
Project Managers ◽  
Theory And Practice ◽  
University Education ◽  
Theoretical Research ◽  
Learning Approaches ◽  
Apparent Lack ◽  
Technological Infrastructure ◽  
Practice Experience ◽  
College Of Engineering

This paper formulates an insight into the importance of practice experience in project management success and the apparent lack of emphasis placed on this within the context of university education. Against the background literature, a review will be conducted into how well university education prepares the future project managers in the area of the practical project learning approaches. The paper provides an example of approaches currently being implemented in the Department of Architecture and Urban Planning at College of Engineering in Qatar University and models, strategies of effective practices for embedding enterprise and employability in higher education, in respect to the specific project experiences which are mandatory for the management of the running projects in Doha, Qatar. The paper describes the primary components of the theoretical research including the course program in Construction and Project Management, its integration with other courses, the cooperation required to support the interdisciplinary emphasis, and the establishment of an innovative academic/industry partnership to provide a state-of-the-art physical and technological infrastructure to support the program goals. The research concludes that the efficiency of interaction between theory and practice in the construction industry needs to be further examined, and some limitations and debates remain awaiting further investigation.

scholarly journals Review on Project Manager’s Leadership Skills in the Pre-Construction Phase of Sustainable Construction Projects

2019 ◽  
Vol 266 ◽  
pp. 01011
Author(s):  
Noorul Adharina Zulkiffli ◽  
Aryani Ahmad Latiffi
Keyword(s):  
Literature Review ◽  
Construction Projects ◽  
Significant Contribution ◽  
Effective Leadership ◽  
Leadership Skills ◽  
Vital Role ◽  
Project Managers ◽  
Project Manager ◽  
Sustainable Construction

Project managers have played a vital role in sustainable construction projects by integrating the concept of sustainability into their practices. The role of project manager is important in all phases of sustainable construction projects but especially in the pre-construction phase when the greatest challenges that require their involvement occur. This requires project managers to have effective leadership skills to think a project through and remain focused on the end goal. Thus, the aim of this paper is to identify the project manager’s leadership skills in the pre-construction phase of sustainable construction projects. A key significant contribution of this paper is the literature review of journals and books on project manager’s leadership skills when engaged in sustainable construction projects. The overall intent is to highlight and identify the leadership skills of project managers in the pre-construction phase of sustainable construction projects so that the values and benefits of these skills can be adapted in current practices to successfully deliver such projects.

scholarly journals Project Managers: Born Or Made?

2004 ◽  
Vol 1 (10) ◽  
Author(s):  
Leslie Lorenz ◽  
Kevin Dittman
Keyword(s):  
Project Management ◽  
Personality Traits ◽  
Leadership Skills ◽  
Project Managers ◽  
Project Manager ◽  
Personality Assessments ◽  
The World ◽  
Over Time

As the world of project management expands, good project managers are becoming a valuable asset to have in an organization. These project managers must not only have an outstanding grasp of the basic project management principles, but the overall leadership skills to be successful. This paper will discuss the skills a project manager must have to be proficient and whether these skills are innate or can be imbibed over time. This paper will also examine personality traits of the exceptional project manager and whether personality assessments are able to predict the possibility of a career in project management. With this information, organizations can understand the value what good project managers can bring to their organization and why it is essential to find project managers that have the capabilities of leading projects successfully.

Perangkat sumber daya manusia (brainware). S Mukhtar Ayubi Simatupang. PMM-1

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
S Mukhtar Ayubi Simatupang
Keyword(s):  
Human Resources ◽  
Computer System ◽  
Computer Systems ◽  
Project Managers ◽  
Project Manager ◽  
Database Administrator ◽  
System Analyst

AbstrakBrainware adalah istilah yang digunakan untuk manusia yang digunakan untuk manusia yang berhubungan dengan sistem komputer. Manusia merupakan suatu elemen dari sistem komputer yang merancang bagaimana suatu mesin dapat bekerja sesuai dengan hasil yang diinginkan. Tingkatan brainware terdiri atas system analyst, programmer, administrator, dan operator. Bagian bagian brainware terdiri atas operator komputer, teknisi, trainer, konsultan, project manager, programmer, grapic designer, spesialis jaringan, database administrator, dan system analitis. Kata Kunci : Brainware (Perangkat Sumber Daya Manusia)AbstractBrainware is a term used for humans that is used for humans related to computer systems. Humans are an element of a computer system that designs how a machine can work in accordance with the desired results. The brainware level consists of system analysts, programmers, administrators, and operators. The brainware section consists of computer operators, technicians, trainers, consultants, project managers, programmers, grapic designers, network specialists, database administrators, and system analytics.Keywords: Brainware (Human Resources Tool)

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