Shirazi, A and Hampson, K (1998) Project manager competencies in a knowledge-based society. In: Hughes, W (ed.) Proceedings of 14th Annual ARCOM Conference, 9-11 September 1998, Reading, UK.
Abstract
The construction phase of building projects is often a crucial influencing factor in success or failure of projects. Project managers are believed to play a significant role in firms' success and competitiveness. Therefore, it is important for firms to better understand the demands of managing projects and the competencies that project managers require for more effective project delivery. In a survey of building project managers in the state of Queensland, Australia, it was found that management and information management system are the top ranking competencies required by effective project managers. Furthermore, a significant number of respondents identified the site manager, construction manager and client’s representative as the three individuals whose close and regular contacts with project managers have the greatest influence on the project managers' performance. Based on these findings, an intra-project workgroups model is proposed to help project managers facilitate more effective management of people and information on building projects.
| Item Type: | Conference Paper (Paper) |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | competency; information; productivity; project manager; team |
| Index terms: | site manager, construction manager, competitiveness, construction phase, project delivery, influencing factor, management system, society, project manager, productivity, Queensland, survey, Australia |
| Subjects: | market analysis, communities and social development, management, Geography, project delivery, data collection methods, risk assessment, profession, practitioner |
| Topics: | Business Strategy, Research Practice, Project Management, Geographical Context, Risk Management, Roles and Professions, Stakeholder Management, Procurement, Organizational Design |
| Descriptive scope: | 3 PCE |
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