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Article Quality Management, Innovation, Complexity, Stakeholder Engagement, Technical Skills, Construction 1 May 2017

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Spread the Word

By Howlett, Sarah Protzman Few places in Australia draw more visitors than the country's second largest city, Melbourne. But leaders of the greater Melbourne region weren't about to take that popularity for granted. That's…

Conference Paper Innovation, Skill Development, Technical Skills 23 October 2012

How social learning technology changes the way projects get done

By Collins, Patrice A video ... podcast ... screencast ... paper ... an audio file ... Do any of these tools sound familiar? These are examples of tools that people around the world use to get the answers they need,…

Conference Paper Innovation, Technical Skills 23 October 2012

Who has time for games?

By Woerner, Bruce A recent trend in business called gamification is the expanded use of games and game attributes in business settings. This paper explores how project professionals can similarly leverage…

Article Innovation, Technical Skills August 2012

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More than a Game

By Jackson II, Keith Video games and the office don't generally mix. After all, employers want fewer distractions. But increasingly, organizations are leveraging the entertainment value of games to create custom…

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…

Conference Paper Innovation, Technical Skills 9 May 2012

Designing project management courses using social media and gaming techniques

By Kar, Neelov Project management is a practice-based profession that demands not only a good grasp of project management concepts but also practical experience. Therefore, apart from knowing the theories, it is…

Conference Paper Innovation, Skill Development, Technical Skills 22 October 2011

Put some thunder and lightening into your brainstorming sessions

By Byrnes, Cathy Eliminate paper and sticky notes, accomplish more in less meetings and, best of all, enter all of your data only once! Mind mapping is the most effective and efficient tool you will find to access…

Conference Paper Innovation, Skill Development, Technical Skills 22 October 2011

Training and teaching project management with PTB, the project team builder simulator

By Shtub, Avraham The development and testing of simulation-based training (SBT) tools for project management are ongoing efforts in universities and industry. This paper presents the work done in this area at…

Conference Paper Innovation, Technical Skills 22 October 2011

Create a winning proposal using mind mapping software

By Franklin, James Many recent government contracts have been based on the trend of awarding large contract rights to multiple contractors who then compare for specific, fixed-priced contracts (i.e., projects) within…

Article Innovation, Technical Skills, Education July 2011

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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…