Project management education in metallurgical companies in the Czech Republic
Abstract
The paper focuses on the issue of project management education as the tool of positive influence on the success of project implementation in corporate practice. The aim of the authors is to identify the ways of training project managers, project team members and top management members in project management on the basis of interviews with human resources managers of metallurgical companies in the Czech Republic. Based on the findings, recommendations of appropriate measures are formulated at the end of the paper to improve the situation in the area of project management education in metallurgical companies.
Keyword : project management, project management education, project management information system, hard project management skills, soft project management skills, metallurgical industry
How to Cite
Kostalova, J., Bednarikova, M., & Patak, M. (2018). Project management education in metallurgical companies in the Czech Republic. Business, Management and Economics Engineering, 16, 54-64. https://doi.org/10.3846/bme.2018.2223
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de Carvalho, M. M., Patah, L. A., & Bido, D. D. (2015). Project management and its effects on project success: cross-country and cross – industry comparisons. International Journal of Project Management, 33(7), 1509-1522. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijproman.2015.04.004
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Ewin, N., Luck, J., Chugh, R., & Jarvis, J. (2017). Rethinking project management education: a humanistic approach based on design thinking. Procedia Computer Science, 121, 503-510. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.procs.2017.11.067
Fisher, E. (2010). What practitioners consider to be the skills and behaviours of an effective people project manager. International Journal of Project Management, 29(8), 994-1002. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijproman.2010.09.002
Hansen, S. (2004). The supervisor in the project-organized group work should participate in developing the students’ project competencies. European Journal of Engineering Education, 29(3), 451-459. https://doi.org/10.1080/030.437.9031000.165.8596
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Kostalova, J., & Bednarikova, M. (2017, August). Project management education in chemical companies in the Czech republic. Proceedings of the 3rd International Multidisciplinary Scientific Conferences on Social Sciences and Arts SGEM 2016. Albena, Bulgaria.
Kostalova, J., Tetrevova, L., & Svedik, J. (2015). Support of project management methods by project management information system. Procedia Social and Behavioral Sciences, 210, 96-104. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sbspro.2015.11.333
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Ramazani J., & Jergeas G. (2015). Project managers and the journey from good to great: the benefits of investment in project management training and education. International Journal of Project Management, 33(1), 41-52. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijproman.2014.03.012
Shi, G., & Chen, J. (2006). The human side of project management: leadership skills (1st ed.). Newtown Square: Project Management Institute.
Skalicky, J. (2010, April). Development of project management theories – project categories, approaches. Proceedings of the Conference Project Management 2010: Possibility or Necessity (pp. 39-46). Brno, Czech Republic.
Spalek, S. (2014, March). Success factors in project management. Literature review. Proceedings of the 8th International Technology, Education and Development Conference INTED 2014. Valencia, Spain.
Steel Federation, Inc. (2017). Steel Federation, Inc. Retrieved from http://www.hz.cz/cz/seznam-clenu
Svirakova, E. (2014, June). System dynamics methodology: application in project management education. Proceedings of the 11th International Conference on Efficiency and Responsibility in Education Location. Prague, Czech Republic.
Taraba, P., Kavkova, V., & Trojan, J. (2017, September). Development of the knowledge system based on formation of holistic competence of project managers in the Czech Republic. Proceedings of the CSIT 2017. Lviv, Ukraine. https://doi.org/10.1109/STC-CSIT.2017.809.9443
Turner, R., Huemann, M., & Keegan, A. (2008). Human resource management in the project-oriented organization: employee well-being and ethical treatment. International Journal of Project Management, 26, 577-585. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijproman.2008.05.005
Turner, R., & Ledwith, A. (2009). Project management in small to medium sized enterprises. International Journal of Managing Projects in Business, 2(2), 282-296. https://doi.org/10.1108/175.383.70910949301
Unger, B. N., Gemünden, H. G., & Aubry, M. (2012). The three roles of a project portfolio management office: their impact on portfolio management execution and success. International Journal of Project Management, 30(5), 608-620. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijproman.2012.01.015