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Managing R&D Type Project - By Mah Kong Howe

Research and development, new product development, product introduction, etc., are all types of projects that have special needs that the so-called 'ordinary' projects do not possess. Generally perceived to be 'more difficult' and harder to control, these types of projects do present some serious challenges to the project managers and team leaders. Senior managers are also concerned as these higher levels of uncertainty translate into greater risks and less control over their business strategies.

This talk will trace some of these concerns to the principles of project management via a basic 5-Step Model of Project Management. Although this model may be used as a generic foundation for all projects of varying levels of complexity, it will be used as a focal point for the talk's discussion. Participants will be encouraged to relate the model to their project experiences.

CONTENT/OBJECTIVES

What are R&D-type projects
Why are these projects more complex
Basic 5-Step Model of Project Management
Simple illustrative examples
Discussion

FACILITATOR

Mah Kong Howe is the Principal Consultant and Trainer of SQI Management Consultants. He designs and conducts training programmes in project management, total quality management, strategic management, creative problem solving, internal quality auditing, FMEA, statistical process control, business ethics, and safety management among others.

He has a Bachelor in Engineering (Mechanical Engineering) and a Graduate Diploma in Biomedical Engineering from the University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia, and holds a Master in Business Administration (General Business Management) from the University of Hull, U.K. He is a qualified Lead Assessor in Management Systems and has completed a Certificate in Quality Assurance from the Sheffield City Polytechnic (now Sheffield Hallam University), U.K. He has completed a Master of Arts in Work Based Learning Studies (Project Management) from Middlesex University. In 2005, after having taken his professional examinations, he received the prestigious Project Management Professional (PMPr) certification from the Project Management Institute (PMI) in the USA.

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