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Individual career paths and development of project managers
Research Type
Doctoral
Information Sheet
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Industry Context
For the past 60 years or so, organisations have increasingly been using projects to achieve their strategic objectives. This has been in the context of a rapidly changing macro-environment which has exhibited increasing socio-economic complexity, uncertainty and ambiguity. Through projects, resources are mobilised in temporary activity to bring about value-adding change taking into account the relevant environmental factors.
Currently, more than 20% of global economic activity occurs in projects, and in some emerging economies this figure exceeds 30%. In developed countries such as Australia, the key sectors of economic output such as the resources sector (mining, oil and gas) are all overwhelmingly project-based. Labour market projections for the resources sector in Australia illustrate the project demand – a 70% increase in project labour demand 2010-2015, resulting from 75 major projects worth AUD $110 billion and in addition, another 286 less-advanced projects worth AUD $250 billion. Data produced by the World Bank suggests that 22% of the world’s USD $48 trillion GDP is gross capital formation, which is almost entirely project-based. In India the figure is 34%, and in China it is 45%.
In addition is the growing propensity across all industries to undertake more project-based activity within operating expenditures.
About the Research
The title of this research project is individual career paths and development of project managers. This research explores the career path and development experiences, attitudes and perceptions of experienced project managers and has come about out of a need to bridge existing gaps in literature and knowledge on non-traditional career paths, in particular those of project managers. The research approach pays close (but not exclusive) attention to the subjective criteria that project managers bring to their own career situations.
As part of the research, experienced project managers have been invited to participate in one-to-one semi-structured interviews. This has formed the core of the research. The sample has been drawn from practising managers of projects, programs and/or portfolios who are based in Queensland Australia. Each participant is required to have experience at least equivalent to PMI’s globally recognised PMP® credential. Certification is not a pre-requisite, nor is membership to any particular professional association. Invitations to participate were circulated through various local professional networks in Queensland Australia.
Benefits of the Research
The research provides important inputs to industry needs, including:
1. Better information to inform early careerists entering or contemplating entering project management;
2. Improved responsiveness to project manager skills shortages in the relevant industry sectors;
3. Better understanding by the profession of the experiences and future development needs of experienced project managers; and
4. Better awareness by organisations of individual perspectives.
In academic terms, the research bridges identified gaps in knowledge by adding to the extant literature in this field.
The Researcher
Jason Bingham - http://au.linkedin.com/in/jdbingham.
Final report
Expected 2012 - request a copy.
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