Conceptual levels of competence

Abstract

When it comes to the term competence , there is not a consensus definition of it, because a variety of relevant researchers have their own interpretation. No debate would be made to prove which definition is highly recognized, and, to be precise, it mainly refers to project management(pm-) competence in this article. Project management competence can be defined as the capability, to perform the project management process professionally. And pm-competence is not only related to individuals, but also project teams and organisations. In a project-oriented company, to understand, what project management competence is, how vital the role of pm-competence in project management, how to integrated pm-competence into project management process, and how to improve pm-competence for better project deliverables, is of great importance.

The following article would mainly focus on three aspects: 1) pm-competence of individuals; 2) pm-competence of project teams; 3) pm-competence of organisations. Moreover, an outline of project management and the application of this theory as well as limitations would also be given.

Introduction

summary about introduction(main idea)

Project-oriented company/organisation

definition, structure, strategy and goal(cite a picture)

Project Oriented Organization is an organization in which a considerable part of its processes and activities take place in the form of projects. Its organizational structure has elements of matrix organizational structure. In the project-oriented organization, the project manager has full authority to set priorities and manage the work of the people assigned to the project. In the project-oriented organization, projects are a natural part of its operation.

A POO can be defined as an organization that:

• Defines “Management by Projects” as an organizational strategy

• Applies temporary organizations for the performance of complex processes

• Manages a project portfolio of different project types

• Has specific permanent organization structures to provide integrative functions

• Applies the “New Management Paradigm”

• Has an explicit project management culture

• Perceives itself as being project-oriented.

Project management

Project management is the application of knowledge, skills, tools, and techniques to project activities to meet project requirements.

Project management process

The POO is characterized by specific business processes. The core processes project management, program management, and project portfolio coordination, are briefly described.

Project management is the core business process of the POO. It consists of the subprocesses project start, project coordination, project controlling, project discontinuity management, and project close down.

The project management process starts with the formal project assignment and ends with the project acceptance by the project owner. The project management process is performed in addition to the contents related processes to achieve the project results. Examples for contents related processes of an engineering project are engineering, procurement, logistics, and construction.

Objects of consideration in the project management process are the project objectives, the scope of work, the project schedule and the project costs, as well as the project organization, the project culture, and the project context (project environment relationships, relationships to the company strategies, relationships to other projects, etc.).

Detailed definition of pm-competence

Pm-competence of individuals

who the "individuals" are, roles in the project management, reflect of competence

Pm-competence of project teams

definition, roles in the project management, reflect of competence

Pm-competence of organisations

what the role of organisations play(try to be elaborated,not too broad)

Application

The "pm-competence" model

what the model is, how useful it is(cite a picture)

Example

in real case,still need some dig research

Limitation

critiques and own opinion regarding how to improve it

Annotated Bibliography

key references and write something about the references, like what's the main idea or which part is the most useful in this context