Project Manager| AWR Development (BD) Ltd. Cox's Bazer , Bangladesh
Traditional project management is a linear approach that involves breaking down and planning a project before launching it. But what is the approach of Digital project management in the construction sector? Saving Changes...
Project Manager| AWR Development (BD) Ltd. Cox's Bazer , Bangladesh
Feb 16, 2024 2:16 AM
Replying to Amit Khedekar
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I totally agree with Anton. Pitching such buzz words makes it a trend in the industry which further materializes into a new position in some organization.
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Project Manager| AWR Development (BD) Ltd. Cox's Bazer , Bangladesh
Feb 25, 2024 5:52 AM
Replying to Sergio Luis Conte
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This is an "ancient" debate about specialization and generalization and mainly about the definition of project management and project manager role. Is something like if the project manager is the orchestra director or not. You know, the orchestra director must know about each orchestra instrument but it must not be the subject matter expert for each one (no matter indeed they will have expertisse in some more than in others). I sustain that project management is generalistic and the project manager must do her/his work before is assigned to a new initiative which is called elicitation about the business domain, the stakeholders in the domain, the process in the domain, the tools in the domain. Sorry for putting here my personal experience but in my case I am Ph.D with Major in Software Engineering and system and software was my first field of action but after that I have the pleasure to work as business analyst and project/program manager in lot of other and diverse domains including whole transformations to implement approach like agile. When organizations search for a specialist more of the times is because they do not have the subject matter experts to help the project manager in doing the work. No matter that, I was in this type of situations lot of times.
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Galen LowCo-Founder| The Digital Project ManagerToronto, Ontario, Canada
Feb 25, 2024 5:52 AM
Replying to Sergio Luis Conte
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This is an "ancient" debate about specialization and generalization and mainly about the definition of project management and project manager role. Is something like if the project manager is the orchestra director or not. You know, the orchestra director must know about each orchestra instrument but it must not be the subject matter expert for each one (no matter indeed they will have expertisse in some more than in others). I sustain that project management is generalistic and the project manager must do her/his work before is assigned to a new initiative which is called elicitation about the business domain, the stakeholders in the domain, the process in the domain, the tools in the domain. Sorry for putting here my personal experience but in my case I am Ph.D with Major in Software Engineering and system and software was my first field of action but after that I have the pleasure to work as business analyst and project/program manager in lot of other and diverse domains including whole transformations to implement approach like agile. When organizations search for a specialist more of the times is because they do not have the subject matter experts to help the project manager in doing the work. No matter that, I was in this type of situations lot of times.
I love that analogy of the orchestra director. I think there’s huge merit in project managers putting in the work to understand the business domain they’re working in so that they understand enough about what their project team members do and can support the work effectively. We don’t need to be able to code or write a full business requirements document or design a user interface by ourselves, but we should know what’s involved and why it’s important.
I am a huge proponent of seeing project managers as experts at managing the collaboration process and delivering business value through projects.
From that standpoint, I suppose my perspective is that digital project management doesn’t mean you can’t be a generalist or that you need to learn a different type of project management to be successful. But I do think that learning about the business domain and sharing the tactics that work well in that context is valuable.
Reflecting on the original post, if I were to transition into construction, I’d wish there was a training program or community to help me succeed at managing a construction project. But I think the job postings for a digital project manager in the construction industry is a somewhat flawed and confusing way of asking for a project manager who already understands the construction domain as well as the digital technology domain. Or, as Sergio has pointed out, it can be a dangerous way of asking for subject matter expertise beyond project management to fill gaps on the team.
Project Manager| AWR Development (BD) Ltd. Cox's Bazer , Bangladesh
Feb 25, 2024 5:52 AM
Replying to Sergio Luis Conte
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This is an "ancient" debate about specialization and generalization and mainly about the definition of project management and project manager role. Is something like if the project manager is the orchestra director or not. You know, the orchestra director must know about each orchestra instrument but it must not be the subject matter expert for each one (no matter indeed they will have expertisse in some more than in others). I sustain that project management is generalistic and the project manager must do her/his work before is assigned to a new initiative which is called elicitation about the business domain, the stakeholders in the domain, the process in the domain, the tools in the domain. Sorry for putting here my personal experience but in my case I am Ph.D with Major in Software Engineering and system and software was my first field of action but after that I have the pleasure to work as business analyst and project/program manager in lot of other and diverse domains including whole transformations to implement approach like agile. When organizations search for a specialist more of the times is because they do not have the subject matter experts to help the project manager in doing the work. No matter that, I was in this type of situations lot of times.
I like the analogy of the orchestra conductor. Project managers need to grasp the business domain to effectively assist their team. Facilitating collaboration and delivering business value are essential. Acquiring knowledge about the business domain is crucial for successful digital project management. @Galen Low Saving Changes...
Thomas WalentaGlobal Project Economy ExpertHackenheim, Germany
I would say digital PM = a PM using a computer.
Or, ask for more specifics from the job ads.
Nowadays we are in a Digital era, and this causes the word "digital" to be combined with a variety of terms.
Digital innovations have reached all knowledge areas, and Project Management is one that gets multiple benefits from the technological advances the digital era has brought to us.
Digital Project Management could be used to define a special knowledge for using or developing Project Management Software, Platforms, Databases, Personal Computer and Mobile applications, Web and Cloud-Bases technologies; and also machine learning or artificial intelligence tools.
Project Manager| AWR Development (BD) Ltd. Cox's Bazer , Bangladesh
Mar 20, 2024 7:45 PM
Replying to Verónica Elizabeth Pozo Ruiz
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Nowadays we are in a Digital era, and this causes the word "digital" to be combined with a variety of terms.
Digital innovations have reached all knowledge areas, and Project Management is one that gets multiple benefits from the technological advances the digital era has brought to us.
Digital Project Management could be used to define a special knowledge for using or developing Project Management Software, Platforms, Databases, Personal Computer and Mobile applications, Web and Cloud-Bases technologies; and also machine learning or artificial intelligence tools.
Thanks for your information Saving Changes...
Michael BrowningDirector, Cybersecurity| Vanderbilt UniversityNashville, United States
Thank you, this was a very interesting read! Saving Changes...
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