Abstract
New Product Development is a key strategy to cope with ever-increasing competition in the Telecommunications industry (called ‘Telco’ for short). The flexible project management processes to deliver newer technologies in challenging short time-to-market goals require skillful and strong project managers. In this paper, we present a theoretically based and empirically proven skill set framework, with clear definitions grounded in the recent management and leadership literature, to define successful Telco NPD project managers. It consists of technical, leadership, managerial and administrative skills: managerial skills are mandatory; technical and administrative skills are important to understand the technical work and business processes; and leadership skills are found to be limited at an operational level. We also examined which skills are important with respect to project phases.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Proceedings of the 22nd ANZAM Conference |
| Subtitle of host publication | managing in the Pacific century |
| Place of Publication | Auckland |
| Publisher | Promaco Conventions |
| Pages | 1-20 |
| Number of pages | 20 |
| ISBN (Print) | 1863081488 |
| Publication status | Published - 2008 |
| Event | Australian and New Zealand Academy of Management Conference (22nd : 2008) - Auckland, New Zealand Duration: 2 Dec 2008 → 5 Dec 2008 |
Conference
| Conference | Australian and New Zealand Academy of Management Conference (22nd : 2008) |
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| Country/Territory | New Zealand |
| City | Auckland |
| Period | 2/12/08 → 5/12/08 |
Keywords
- project management
- new product development
- telecommunications