Kevin ColemanSubject Matter Expert, Author, Speaker and Strategic Advisor| - InsightsPa, United States
There is projected shortage of Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) graduates. How would you assess the impact of the STEM shortage on project management and what can be done to minimize the impact? Saving Changes...
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Thilo WackHead of Existing Product and Test Lab| optimedTholey-Hasborn, Germany
Kevin, that's a very profound question and I think currently anyone is far from having a comprehensive answer. What comes to my mind is that probably lots of PMs will voluntarily work long past the time they could actually retire. We'll also see much more PMs that are majors from the management or business administration field rather then STEM. With Agile, new leadership styles etc. leading to more empowered and autonomous teams I'm not worried about this side of the issue. What I am wondering is what kind of team will those PMs actually lead considering the predicted STEM shortage? Saving Changes...
saurabh mahajanPMP, ITIL, PRINCE2| vodafonePune, Maharashtra, India
Great Question !!!
I too had a question in my mind regarding the future of project management and role of project manager.
In my view the profession and role will evolve with help from data analytic. I see that PM's will take or will be forced to take decision based on analysis and not only of their experience or defined process. So if you have to take decision based on analysis, it will require people from STEM field who can produce analytic (data) and also do analysis of that data.
Surely STEM will have an impact. Saving Changes...
