The tortoise and the hare - and the winner is…
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Event details
Which project management environment is more likely to achieve sustainable competitive advantage?
By 2027 employers will need 87.7 million individuals working in project orientated roles. It is anticipated that the competence gap could result in a loss of US$207.9 billion in GDP (11 countries analysed) throughout 2027 (PMI, 2017). The 2017 APM study suggest that only 22% of projects wholly met their original objectives, while 87% rated competent project teams critical/very important and 88% said effective governance was important. Both are highest ranked in terms of importance as success factors (APM, 2017). Worryingly, research continues to demonstrate that organisations are failing to deliver successful project outcomes. Project management, as an industry led disciple, still lacks some of the academic rigour in conceptualised approaches - with team competence, decision making and governance aspects being critical to project success. This seminar will give you some practical guidelines in merging the knowledge-based view of strategy and project management to achieve a sustainable competitive advantage for your organisation.
Agenda
18:00: Registration, refreshments and networking (by the entrance of Building 2)
18:45: Keynote seminar (in room 3043)
19:30: Q & A
20:00: Event Close
Speaker information
Dr Serkan Ceylan joined Southampton Business School in October 2018. He previously worked as an enterprise and project manager and senior lecturer at several universities. Serkan's inspiring business acumen and international communication skills have generated a wide network of international contacts in countries such as Germany, Austria, Turkey, Nigeria and China. He is an accredited lead trainer for professional qualifications such as PRINCE2, AgilePM and AgileFrame project management and has consulted and implemented project management solutions for a variety of companies. He is a visiting academic for the University of Heilbronn in Germany and the University of SanJorge in Spain. Serkan’s particular research interest is in the knowledge-based view of project management, linking project management to competitive environments and looking for knowledge value chains to explain competitive advantage. Serkan is also an external examiner for project management related courses and modules for Lancaster University and the University of Bedfordshire and is a member in the Chartered Association for Project Managers (APM) Wessex Committee.
A Livestream link will be emailed near the date of the event to anyone that have selected the "Live Stream" ticket at registration.