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International Journal of Managing Projects in Business | 2010

The importance of soft skills in complex projects

Syed Azim; Andy Gale; Therese Lawlor-Wright; Richard Kirkham; A Khan; M Alam

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to facilitate further understanding of project complexity by highlighting the factors contributing to project complexity as reported by the practitioners facing the “actuality” of projects.Design/methodology/approach – A qualitative research approach was undertaken by conducting semi‐structured interviews with the primary focus on the aerospace industry. Participants are involved in a variety of project settings, exhibiting different types and levels of complexity.Findings – Analysis of responses highlights “people” issues as the main factor contributing to project complexity and the importance of soft skills in managing complex projects.Research limitations/implications – The research is based on a limited number of respondents from the aerospace sector. This will be further refined and improved upon by compiling views of additional practitioners involved in multiple aerospace projects.Practical implications – The main research conclusions are that “hard” project ma...


International Journal of Project Management | 2008

The development and delivery of an industry led project management professional development programme: A case study in project management education and success management

M Alam; Andrew W Gale; M Brown; Callum Kidd


In: Social and Behavioural Sciences: 26th IPMA Congress Crete, Integrating Project Management Standards; 29 Oct 2012-31 Oct 2012; Crete, Greece. Elsevier; 2012. | 2012

Return on Investment from Project Management Education: A case of British Project Management Professional Development Programme

M Alam; Kassandra Papadopoulou; Andrew W Gale


In: International Project Management Association 25th Annual Congress; 08 Oct 2011-10 Oct 2011; Brisbane, Australia. Brisbane, Australia : International Project Management Association; 2011. | 2011

Investigating the effectiveness of continuing professional development in project management: A case study of a British Project Management Professional Development Programme

M Alam; Andrew W Gale; M Brown


23rd IPMA World Congress Helsinki, Finland, IPMA. | 2009

Exploring the impact of Project Management Professional Development: The human skills imperative

A Khan; Andrew W Gale; M Alam; M Brown


In: 24th IPMA World Congress; 01 Nov 2010-03 Nov 2010; Istanbul, Turkey. 2010. | 2010

Benefit Metrics: A preferred methodology for measuring Project Management Competence and Return on Investment (ROI)

M Alam; Andrew W Gale; M Brown


Project Perspectives. 2009;:84-91. | 2009

Project Mangement of Total Care Projects in the Construction Industry

A Khan; T Y Ting; Andrew W Gale; M Alam


In: IPMA World Congress 15th - 17th June 2009, Helsinki www.refresh09.com: IPMA World Congress 15th - 17th June 2009, Helsinki www.refresh09.com; 2009. | 2009

The Benefits of Soft Skills in Complex Projects: The Reality of \'Actuality\'

S Azim; Andrew W Gale; Therese Lawlor-Wright; A Khan; M Alam


In: 23rd IPMA World Congress Helsinki, Finland, IPMA: 23rd IPMA World Congress Helsinki, Finland, IPMA; 2009. | 2009

Transformation from Traditional to Service-based Programmes: Key Project Management Aspects

A Khan; Andrew W Gale; M Rowley; M Brown; J McGregor; M Alam


In: 22nd IPMA World Congress, Rome: 22nd IPMA World Congress, Rome; 2008. | 2008

Investigating Benefit Metrics of Project Management Professional Development: A qualitative assessment of Phillips (2003) Return on Investment model

M Alam; Andrew W Gale; M Brown; A Khan

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Andrew W Gale

University of Manchester

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A Khan

University of Manchester

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Andy Gale

University of Manchester

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Callum Kidd

University of Manchester

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Syed Azim

University of Manchester

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