Management of Projects Expert Group
The Management of Projects Expert Group is strongly aligned with their two taught programmes:
- MSc Management of Projects (MOP)
- MSc Project Management Professional Development Programme (PMPDP)
Strengths of the Group are: Commercial Management, Configuration Management, Engineering Management, Project Management, and LifeCycle Management. The Expert Group is part of the Manufacturing and Management Research Group in the School of Mechanical, Aerospace and Civil Engineering.
The Group benefits from strong industry links with Rolls-Royce, AMEC, Goodrich, ARUP and other organisations. Also, there are strong ties with Clark School of Engineering, Maryland University, Pennsylvania State University and the British University in Dubai.
The aim of the Group is to support research into diverse aspects of the management of projects.
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Group members
Group Leader: Prof Andrew W Gale
Membership: Dr Alaa Abdul-Ameer, Dr Paul Chan, Dr Taha Elhag, Dr Margaret Emsley, Dr Peter Fenn, Mr Paul Gardiner, Dr Paul J Gilbert, Mrs Anna Hiley, Dr Moray Kidd, Mr Callum Kidd, Dr Richard Kirkham, Dr Therese Lawlor-Wright, Mr David Ling, Mr Mark R Long, Dr Carly E McLachlan, Dr Kassandra Papadopoulou, Dr Jamshid Parvar, Dr Joao Quariguasi, Mrs Fiona Saunders, Prof Stephen Wearne, Prof Robert Whalley
The groups research relates to several major research themes in mechanical, aerospace, civil engineering and built environment fields. It predominantly falls within the disciplines of:
- Commercial Management
- Project, Programme and Portfolio Management
Current research interests include:
- Conflict and dispute resolution
- Contract price prediction and cost estimating
- Knowledge management and organisational learning
- Procurement strategy and systems
- Project finance
- Risk management
- Supplier decision-making: decision to bid and bid price determination
- Value management
- Application of neural networks, fuzzy logic, regression analysis
- Management of emergency and urgent projects
- Complex projects
- Return a investment
- Total care (Functional Products)
- Design project management