Main competencies to manage complex defence projects
This research adds a comprehensive way of assessing competencies, contrasting with the usual reductionist approach that uses off-the-shelf instruments. The study reveals 27 competencies to manage complex projects based upon a comprehensive analysis of 22 interviews with senior practitioners associat...
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| author | Leandro Bolzan de Rezende, PhD Paul Blackwell, PhD Juliano Denicol, PhD Siegrid Guillaumon, PhD |
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| description | This research adds a comprehensive way of assessing competencies, contrasting with the usual reductionist approach that uses off-the-shelf instruments. The study reveals 27 competencies to manage complex projects based upon a comprehensive analysis of 22 interviews with senior practitioners associated with the most strategic projects from the Brazilian Army. These competencies were divided into 10 groups, namely influencing, communication, team working, cognitive, management, contextual skills, professionalism, project management knowledge, and personal skills and attributes. Surprisingly, both emotional skills and social competencies were not prominent. The results contribute to advance our knowledge by revealing that practitioners involved in complex defence projects value more technical and individual competencies. This study analyses competencies across several complex projects in the defence sector, providing insights to practitioners and expanding the academic debate focused on other industries and single cases. Organisations might use the competencies to recruit, select, and develop human resources involved in complex defence initiatives. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-c4458cc423b74d4697d5a4d8a9199ebc2022-12-21T19:33:57ZengElsevierProject Leadership and Society2666-72152021-12-012100014Main competencies to manage complex defence projectsLeandro Bolzan de Rezende, PhD0Paul Blackwell, PhD1Juliano Denicol, PhD2Siegrid Guillaumon, PhD3Department of Mechanical, Aerospace and Civil Engineering, The University of Manchester, 76 Sackville St, Manchester, M1 3NJ, UK; Corresponding author.Department of Mechanical, Aerospace and Civil Engineering, The University of Manchester, 76 Sackville St, Manchester, M1 3NJ, UK; School of Construction and Project Management, University College London, 1-19 Torrington Place, London, WC1E 7HB, UK; University of Brasilia, Department of Administration, University of Brasilia, Campus Universitário Darcy Ribeiro, Brasília, 70910-900, Brazil; Lancaster University, Department of Management Science, Lancaster, LA1 4YX, UKSchool of Construction and Project Management, University College London, 1-19 Torrington Place, London, WC1E 7HB, UKUniversity of Brasilia, Department of Administration, University of Brasilia, Campus Universitário Darcy Ribeiro, Brasília, 70910-900, BrazilThis research adds a comprehensive way of assessing competencies, contrasting with the usual reductionist approach that uses off-the-shelf instruments. The study reveals 27 competencies to manage complex projects based upon a comprehensive analysis of 22 interviews with senior practitioners associated with the most strategic projects from the Brazilian Army. These competencies were divided into 10 groups, namely influencing, communication, team working, cognitive, management, contextual skills, professionalism, project management knowledge, and personal skills and attributes. Surprisingly, both emotional skills and social competencies were not prominent. The results contribute to advance our knowledge by revealing that practitioners involved in complex defence projects value more technical and individual competencies. This study analyses competencies across several complex projects in the defence sector, providing insights to practitioners and expanding the academic debate focused on other industries and single cases. Organisations might use the competencies to recruit, select, and develop human resources involved in complex defence initiatives.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666721521000089Complex projectsProject managerKnowledgeCompetenciesSkills |
| spellingShingle | Leandro Bolzan de Rezende, PhD Paul Blackwell, PhD Juliano Denicol, PhD Siegrid Guillaumon, PhD Main competencies to manage complex defence projects Project Leadership and Society Complex projects Project manager Knowledge Competencies Skills |
| title | Main competencies to manage complex defence projects |
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| title_short | Main competencies to manage complex defence projects |
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| topic | Complex projects Project manager Knowledge Competencies Skills |
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