Journal of Project Management 31 (2013) 889 – 902 www.elsevier.com/locate/ijproman Project managers and career models: An exploratory comparative study Karin Bredin a ‚ Jonas Söderlund b‚⁎ a Department of Management and Engineering‚ Linköping University‚ Sweden b BI Norwegian Business School‚ Norway Abstract Prior research has paid little attention to the careers and career models of project managers. This is troublesome for at least two reasons. First‚ project managers are becoming
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development of project management‚ project success has been defined clearly. A definition of project success from Lock is that if the project finish on time‚ within budget and in good quality‚ the project is considered as a successful project (Lock‚ 2007). However‚ our understanding about the role of project manager is unclear. Different people hold various viewpoints about it. According to Lewis‚ people have a vague understanding of what is the role of project manager‚ because a majority of project managers
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Superior Performers in this Job PROJECT MANAGER JOB COMPETENCY MODEL In a High Technology Organization Developed by Workitect‚ Inc. For XYZ* Company *This is an actual project for a real company whose name‚ represented throughout this document by a blank line ( ________ )‚ is confidential. Sections I. Overview of the Competencies by Cluster II. Competencies with Definitions and Behaviors III. Overview of Most Important Responsibilities of Project Managers IV. Description of Most Important
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13_26_ch02.fm Page 13 Friday‚ September 8‚ 2000 2:43 PM Chapter 2 Basic Skills for Project Managers Be not afraid of greatness; some are born great; some achieve greatness—others have greatness thrust upon them. William Shakespeare Twelfth Night Introduction Before now‚ we had discussed project management in the broad sense‚ that is‚ from the perspective that any type of project—industrial assembly line‚ new construction‚ or technology implementation— operated by the same sets of rules
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it was my responsibility to administer medication to our services users. In preparation for this‚ I gathered all the equipment I required: cups of water‚ spoons‚ galley pots and latex gloves for preventing cross contamination whilst administering medication. I then obtained the medication cabinet key‚ which had been secured. I washed my hands thoroughly including thumbs and fingernails. I ensured that the area where medication is administered was clear and free from noise‚ people and distraction
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How did you get into project management? - I was in a relatively small company; it didn’t have formal project management but had the need to undertake a major‚ industry wide initiative. The rest was history. 2. If you had to rate the job of project manager on a scale of 1-10‚ with 10 being the highest‚ how would you rate it? - I would rate it a 9 3. Briefly explain the reason for your rating. What do you enjoy most and what do you like least about being a project manager? - I gave it a 9 because
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John B. Lacson Foundation Maritime University-Molo‚ Inc. College of Business Iloilo City PROBLEMS ENCOUNTERED BY IRREGULAR STUDENTS DURING ENROLLMENT AT JOHN B. LACSON FOUNDATION MARITIME UNIVERSITY-MOLO‚ INC. John B. Lacson Foundation Maritime University-Molo‚ Inc. College of Business Iloilo City Acknowledgement The researchers gratefully acknowledge the valuable contributions of the following persons in the realization of this work Eng. Glenito L. Pador‚ D.‚ Dean of college of
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CHAPTER 4 MANAGEMENT ASPECT 4.1 Company Name The proponents decided to use “F’Scale Creations Corporation” as the business name; the proponents derived the name from the source itself which is literally creating home decoration made of fish scales. Fish scales home decoration signifies the uniqueness of the product‚ that may can caught the attention of the consumers. 4.2 Product Name The proponent used the product names as “Loro Lamp” “Maya Vase”‚ “Maro Flowers” which are derived from the
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Chapter I THE PROBLEM AND ITS BACKGROUND Introduction Computer programming is the process of designing‚ writing‚ testing‚ debugging‚ and maintaining the source code of computer programs. This source code is written in one or more programming languages. The purpose of programming is to create a set of instructions that computers use to perform specific operations or to exhibit desired behaviors. The process of writing source code often requires expertise in many different subjects‚ including knowledge
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DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A FUNCTIONAL MANAGER AND A PROJECT MANAGER FUNCTIONAL MANAGER 1. He is in-charge of a firm’s functional depts. Such as marketing‚ engg.‚ or finance. 2. They are more skilled at analysis. Such heads are specialists in certain areas only. 3. They are analytical in approach (breaking the system into smaller and smaller elements) and they know something abt. the operation for which they are responsible. 4. In case of any difficulty‚ they know how to analyze
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