Managing Projects with Smart Technologies: Developing Technological Competency for Project Managers

by Bon-Gang Hwang, Jasmine Ngo, Hanjing Zhu

Overview

With a focus on project managers (PMs) in the construction industry, this book addresses the impact of smart technology applications on project management and examines how technologically competent PMs can be developed for successfully managing and delivering projects with smart technologies.

The book assesses the changes to the knowledge and skillsets required to manage projects with smart technologies; develops a Technological Competency Framework to improve PM competency when managing projects with smart technologies; and develops a Knowledge-Based Technological Competency Analytics and Innovations System to assess and improve the technological competency of PMs and provide recommendations to improve their competency.

Managing Projects with Smart Technologies is ideal for PMs and academics in the areas of construction project management, engineering, architecture, and infrastructure and anyone involved in the technical training of professionals in these areas.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781040020333
Publisher:	CRC Press
Publication date:	04/23/2024
Series:	Spon Research
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	280
File size:	4 MB

About the Author

Bon-Gang Hwang is a professor in the Department of the Built Environment, College of Design and Engineering, National University of Singapore.

Jasmine Ngo is a PhD degree holder in the Department of the Built Environment, National University of Singapore, Singapore.

Hanjing Zhu is a PhD candidate in the Department of the Built Environment, College of Design and Engineering, National University of Singapore.

Table of Contents

1. Introduction. 2. Smart Technologies in the Fourth Industrial Revolution. 3. Applications of Key Smart Technologies in Projects. 4. Competency Theory. 5. Construction Project Managers' Competencies. 6. Theories of Technology Adoption and Acceptance. 7. Proposed Conceptual Model: Technological Competency. 8. Research Methodology. 9. Data Analysis and Discussion. 10. Technological Competency Framework for Project Managers. 11. Case Studies. 12. Developing a Knowledge-Based Analytics and Innovations System for Technological Competency in Project Managers. 13. Conclusions and Recommendations.