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Conference Paper Program Management, Talent Management, Resource Management, Government, Education 29 October 2013

Case study in developing federal organizational project management capability

By Garrison, Richard W. The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), in addition to numerous other federal government agencies, is facing the challenges of downsizing, loss of knowledge as baby boomers retire, and…

Conference Paper Program Management, Work Breakdown Structures, Education 29 October 2013

Project management for a sustainable model for education in Congo

By Cobos, Esther Kubunina is a social welfare program undertaken by the PMI Northern Italy Chapter (PMI-NIC) and the veterinary and agronomist association, AVEC-PVS. Using project management methodologies, the…

Conference Paper Innovation, Education 18 July 2012

The rise of online learners in project management

By Reid, Iain | Johan, Iva | Michaelides, Roula Academia is facing increasing demands in the design and delivery of their degree programmes. In this paper, we take a snap shot of project management programmes offered by European universities…

Conference Paper Education 18 July 2012

Learning for project management in a higher education curriculum

By Nijhuis, Steven Several higher education curricula view project management as one of the competences they need to incorporate, but literature does not provide a set of evidence-based competences for curriculum…

Conference Paper Career Development, Talent Management, Technical Skills, Education 18 July 2012

Simulation-based training in project management education

By Zwikael, Ofer | Shtub, Avraham | Chih, Ying-Yi Simulation-Based Training (SBT) is considered a valuable methodology for project management education. This paper aims to identify its boundaries of effectiveness and investigate circumstances under…

Conference Paper Quality Management, Innovation, Technical Skills, Education 18 July 2012

The use of the electronic portfolio in evaluating and assessing the efficacy of graduate project management education

By Richardson, Tracey M | Watkins, Daryl | Field, Shannon Colleges and universities are under pressure from a variety of stakeholders to demonstrate evidence-based, authentic assessment results. The purpose of this case study was to describe one private…

Article Innovation, Technical Skills, Education July 2011

Project Management Journal

The criticality of transferable skills development and virtual learning environments used in the teaching of project management

By Ojiako, Udechukwu | Ashleigh, Melanie | Wang, Jaw-Kai | Chipulu, Max Studies have found the development of transferable skills and the provision of virtual learning environments (VLEs) to be crucial to students who are learning project management. Considering those…

Conference Paper Career Development, Education 12 October 2010

Distance education in project management

By Anbari, Frank T. Today's project managers have--at their fingertips--unprecedented access to educational opportunities that can provide the knowledge and the experience they need to both further their careers and…

Article Career Development, Education August 2010

PM Network

Basic training

By Fister Gale, Sarah Once upon a time, project managers only had one option for learning their trade: On the job. Now, an ever-expanding pool of organizations and institutions offer a wide range of highly specialized…

Conference Paper Sustainability, Education 14 July 2010

A case for project management education as a catalyst for sustainable development in developing countries

By Oyalowo, Basirat A. | Adeoye, A. B. | Oke, Muritala O. | Odedairo, Babatunde Omoniyi Sustainable development and project management might, at first glance, seem unrelated. However, when taken with the quest for economic development, the commitment of governments in developing…