Assessment of Project Manager’s Competence in the Context of Individual Competence Baseline

Abstract

This study’s aim is to determine the consistency of student opinions regarding the importance of individual skills in three areas—people, practice, and perspective—with expert assessment. The study group consisted of five-year students accredited by IPMA Poland. The team of experts was comprised of recruiters, project management lecturers, assessors, and information technology (IT) industry project managers. Our research shows divergences in the approach to key competence that a project manager should have. This is understandable, given the specifics of the comparison. However, the analysis that has been conducted and presented will allow the curricula to be revised. The subsequent evaluation of curricula should address the changes in the labor market. Education should provide key competences, especially as modern project management requires a full spectrum of competences and approaches. Besides experience, project management is the most frequently pursued competence that is required in terms of staff recruitment criteria. The research resulting figures may be useful for recruiters, certification institutions, and universities.

Skills of junior project management professionals and project success achieved by them

“…The primary cause of failed projects is an inexperienced project manager in 20% of failed projects [1]. Another study [25] determined that there is a difference between the importance of individual project management skills in students' perceptions and the importance placed by employers and recruiters.…”

Razvoj komunikacijskih i timskih elemenata kompetencija za upravljanje projektima u virtualnom okruženju

“…2018.; Thomas i Mengel, 2004. ), s ciljem postizanja veće fleksibilnosti i boljih reakcija na impulse koji dolaze s tržišta, isporuke radnih paketa na ekonomičniji i kontroliraniji način te maksimalnog korištenja ograničenih ljudskih resursa za ispunjavanje zahtjeva kupaca i postizanje konkurentske prednosti (Bakker i sur., 2016.; Sydow, 2017.; Sołtysik, 2020.). Projekti tako ne predstavljaju samo alat za izvođenje složenih procesa već i stratešku opciju za organizacije koje djeluju u sve složenijim okolnostima, nužnu za opstanak, razvitak i poslovanje u cjelini (Gareis i Huemann, 2000.; Söderlund i Bredin, 2006.).…”

“…Nadalje, većina studenata navodi kako su se tijekom nastave osjećali puno slobodnije nego u dvorani iznositi svoja mišljenja, postavljati profesorima pitanja i sudjelovati u diskusijama jer nisu osjećali pritisak ili neodobravanje kolega 23,24 . Također, kao vrlo važno spominju i unaprjeđenje vještine aktivnog slušanja, bolju koncentraciju te promišljanje o onome što je rečeno 25 .…”

Trends in Educational Technologies According to Articles Published in the Last 20 Years in International Literature

“…The subject of competence(s) is mostly discussed together with higher education, evaluation, digital competence, teacher education, and communicative competence. The concept of assessment can be considered to cover studies related to the assessment of the competencies gained by the learner (Sołtysik et al, 2020;Chi et al, 2020). The importance of gaining digital competence for learning and teaching individuals to participate in the global digitalization process (Ilomäki et al, 2016) may have led to an increase in studies on this concept.…”