Job competencies for the malaysian consultant project managers
Journal Title: Manager Journal - Year 2009, Vol 10, Issue
Abstract
Architects, engineers and quantity surveyors are among the main players in construction.Coming from different background and professional background, these professionals bring in their own respective styles and methods of project management practices. There is now a body of opinion among industry people and academics alike that the industry needs to establish competency standard especially for project managers. Irrespective of their professional background, competent project managers should hypothetically deliver high quality services to the clients. A study was conducted at the School of Housing, Building and Planning, University of Science Malaysia (USM), to develop a job competence model for Consultant Project Managers (CPMs). It attempts to determine a set of minimum standards of skills and competencies for CPMs. This paper reports the findings of the study. It provides an insight into the type of competencies needed by CPMs based on the “Job Competence Model for Consultant Project Managers” developed from the study.
Authors and Affiliations
Ilias Said, Abdelnaser Omran, Mohd. Wira Mohd Shafiei
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