In this episode, we will discuss “ERP Implementation Project Management Insights and Tips” With Dr. John M. Clark.
This week we discuss project management competencies, project complexities, the “edge of chaos”, transformational leadership, concepts of project management risk and uncertainty, and the latest information from Project Management Institute (PMI) regarding the Project Management Body of Knowledge (or PMBOK) 7th edition. Additionally, Dr. Clark will share his work in which he studied “The Extent Project Management Competencies and Project Complexity Predict Project Success”.
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Dr. Clark has over twenty years of experience as a management consultant, project manager, director, chief of staff, and chief information officer.
He has extensive experience in both the public and private sectors in the fields of project management, information technology, procurement, and budgeting. Dr. Clark has taught Graduate Project Management Thesis, Principles of Project Management, Risk Management Procurement and Contracts, PMP/CAPM Preparation, and Research, Writing and Methodology.
Dr. Clark is also a certified Project Management Professional (PMP), a Certified Government Chief Information Officer (CGCIO) and a Six Sigma Green Belt. He is a member of the Project Management Institute, the Project Management Institute-Keystone Chapter, the Academy of Management, the Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences, and the Greenleaf Center for Servant Leadership. He is also certified in CITI research. In addition to his doctoral pursuits and teaching, Professor Clark is actively pursuing publishing his research in peer-reviewed scholarly journals.
Episode Resources & Links05:00 What drives your passion to study and practice effective and efficient project management?
06:46 The Edge of Chaos: How can it actually lead to project success?
17:13 Can you share with our listeners, what did you mean exactly by this idea of “transformational leadership” and as opposed to what other types of leadership are?
28:28 How can risk management be counterproductive especially in complex and transformational change? How does it influence Project management and how does project management be of better service to project success?
37:32 What inspired you to investigate the relationship between project management competencies and project complexity on project success.
36:04 PMBOK – Project Management Body of Knowledge
43:37 In Your Thesis, project management competencies and complexity what major principles did you see and how did you view/interpret these principles?
Project Management Institute PMBOK 7th Edition Facts PDF
Kawasaki, G. (2004). The art of the start: The time-tested, battle-hardened guide for anyone starting anything. Penguin. https://www.google.com/books/edition/The_Art_of_the_Start/-gXlwJnnNoEC?hl=en&gbpv=1&printsec=frontcover
Müller, R., Geraldi, J., & Turner, J. R. (2011). Relationships between leadership and success in different types of project complexities. IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management, 59(1), 77-90 https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/abstract/document/5730485
Aga, D. A., Noorderhaven, N., & Vallejo, B. (2016). Transformational leadership and project success: The mediating role of team-building. International Journal of Project Management, 34(5), 806-818. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0263786316000314
Agha, W. A. (2019). Transformational leadership as a critical success factor for enterprise resource planning system implementation. Open Access Library Journal, 6(02), 1. https://www.scirp.org/html/90866_90866.htm
Bass, B. M., & Avolio, B. J. (Eds.). (1994). Improving organizational effectiveness through transformational leadership. sage.https://books.google.com/books?id=_z3_BOVYK-IC&printsec=frontcover#v=onepage&q&f=false
Petrie, N. (2014). Vertical leadership development–part 1 developing leaders for a complex world. Center for Creative Leadership, 1-13. https://kairosconsulting.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/CCL-VerticalLeadersPart2.pdf
Northouse, P. G. (1999). Leadership: Theory and practice (p. xxiii). E-Content Generic Vendor. https://www.google.com/books/edition/Leadership/HJ08DwAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=Northouse+Leadership&printsec=frontcover
Dr. Clark’s Linkedin article https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/navigating-edge-chaos-john-clark-ph-d-candidate-pmp/
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