Written by NoriYah Yisrael, MS-PM, PMP, CPPM, FAAPM

Presentation OverviewAdoo-Yaw-Amponsah

On February 10, 2022, the Clinical Research Forum of the PMI Atlanta Chapter hosted the “Retooling Project Management Competencies for Post-Pandemic Project Success” presented by Dr. Yaw Amponsah Adoo. The purpose of the event was to discuss how the current post-COVID pandemic business environment prompts Project Management Professionals (PMPs) to attune their competencies and skillsets to remain relevant, in their respective industries. 

During today’s forum, Dr. Adoo expounded upon those competencies a successful project manager would need to embody to survive in today’s COVID environment, as it relates to the Clinical Research and other industries. Those recommended project management competencies are partly based on Bloom’s Taxonomy and include:

  1. Cognitive - Knowing how to apply the most appropriate concepts when evaluating and making judgments while faced with new situations
  2. Psycho-motive - Adapting and modifying skillsets and patterns to meet specific requirements
  3. Affective - Being aware and attentive to different phenomenal
  4. Applicative - Applying those strategic and business management, technical, and leadership skills most notably present within the PMI Talent Triangle™

Dr. Adoo also described how COVID is perceived to have impacted the business of running projects including on-time delivery, cost, resources, and the future landscape of project management in general. The VUCA framework (Volatility, Uncertainty, Complexity, and Ambiguity) can be applied to help PMPs assess how much they know about a particular situation (e.g., COVID influences on projects) and those approaches they can take to potentially help overcome or decrease negative outcomes.

Takeaways

  • PMPs must ensure they remain well-trained, competent, and skillful at running projects, as the nature of the working environment can change without notice.
  • High performing PMPs (and their projects) are expected to not only survive, but to succeed, during uncertain times and market variability.
  • During and after the COVID pandemic, or other seemingly disruptive environments where causal relationships are unclear, PMPs can apply the VUCA framework to assess their situation and apply various approaches aimed at eliminating or minimizing negative outcomes.

Next Event

Join us at the next PMI Atlanta Clinical Research forum on Thursday, May 12, 2022.

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