Thesis (MBA)--Stellenbosch University, 2001. / Hierdie studie poog om voor-opleidingskriteria daar te stel waaraan voornemende projekbestuurders moet voldoen. Dit kan as keuringsmeganisme vir voornemende projekbestuurders, dosente, werkgewers en administrateurs dien. In die ontwikkeling van 'n model om seleksie kriteria daar te stel, word antwoorde op die volgende vrae verskaf : • Wat behels die werk van 'n projekbestuurder? • Watter vooraf opleiding het projekbestuurders nodig? • Oor watter vooraf vaardighede moet voornemende projekbestuurders beskik? • Oor watter vooraf agtergrond moet voornemende projekbestuurders beskik? • Wat is die persoonlikheidsprofiel van projekbestuurders?

Thesis (MBA)--Stellenbosch University, 2002. / ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The shortage of skilled and high-level managerial human resources are jeopardising economic development and productivity growth in South Africa. It is a critical responsibility of senior management to identify the core competencies of the enterprise and to ensure that the competencies required by managers, specialists and the workforce in general are adequate and appropriate. As more organisations recognise the efficacy of projects and move towards a project-based approach, the demand for project managers has outstripped supply and there is a growing international interest in the selection, training and certification of project managers. The work done in projects has taken on a strategic flavour, and the role of project manager is consequently being redefined as a strategic, professional role. With the tremendous growth and expenditure in this field, training professionals and organizations can no longer ignore their basic responsibility to evaluate programmes and measure the results of such programmes. The aim of this study is to measure the extent of training needs assessment currently applied, the criteria used in the selection of programmes and participants, the extent of evaluation of programmes and other contributions by the organisations. An intensive literature study was undertaken to investigate the current research into training needs assessments, participant and program selection and organisational contributions to training. An additional survey was undertaken in order to assess the use of such programmes by organisations. The following perceptions were examined and found to be a true reflection of the project management training strategies currently applied in South Africa. Few organisations have formal training need assessment policies in place. Programmes are often selected by the participants and seldom evaluated. Participants often do not get the opportunity to implement the skills they have gained. Learning and individual development is not necessarily linked to the organisational development strategy. / AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: Ekonomiese ontwikkeling en groei in produktiwiteit in Suid Afrika word in gevaar gestel deur die tekort aan kundige en hoogstaande bestuursvlak menslike hulpbronne. Die kritiese verantwoordelikheid van die identifisering van kern vaardighede by die onderneming en die versekering van voldoende en toepaslike vaardighede by bestuurders, spesialiste en die werksmag in die algemeen berus by die senior bestuur. Toenemende hoeveelheid organisasies herken die suksesvolle werksaamheid van projekte en beweeg na 'n projek gebasseerde benadering. Derhalwe oorskry die aanvraag na projekbestuurders die aanbod en is daar groeiende internasionale belangstelling in die keuring, opleiding en sertifisering van projekbestuurders. Projekte word meer strategies benader en gevolglik vervul die projekbestuurder 'n toenemende strategiese en professionele funksie. As gevolg van die toenemende groei en besteding in hierdie gebied, mag opleidingskundiges en organisasies nie langer hul verantwoordelikheid teenoor die evaluering van die programme en die gevolglike uitkomste vermy nie. Die doel van hierdie studie was om ondersoek in te stel na die omvang van die bepaling van opleidingsbehoeftes asook die evaluering van opleidingsprogramme, die maatstawe in gebruik vir die selektering van programme en deelnemende kandidate en die mate van bydraes gelewer deur die organisasies. 'n Uitgebreide literatuursoektog is onderneem om die omvang van navorsing in hierdie areas te bepaal. Sekere aannames is ondersoek en bevind om ware weergawes te wees van die huidige ontwikkeling programme in projekbestuur in Suid Afrika. Weinig organisasies het formele beleidsrigtings ten opsigte van opleiding behoeftebepaling. Programme word dikwels deur die kandidate geselekteer en word selde ge-evalueer. Kandidate word selde die geleentheid gegun om nuutgewonde kennis toe te pas en te implementeer. Opleiding en individuele ontwikkeling is nie noodwendig gekoppel aan die ontwikkelings strategie van die organisasie nie.

Thesis (MBA)--Stellenbosch University, 2003 / ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Managing firms in today's highly competitive and volatile business environment is an ever increasing challenge. Project Management is an integral part of organisational management and hence project managers need to continuously excel in their careers to keep their organisations ahead of the pack. In order to be an effective project manager, a combination of specific skills/competencies is required. The focus of this mini-thesis was to establish the core competencies and subsequent training requirements of project managers in the Western Cape region. The research into the core competencies required of project managers in the industry was structured into 3 phases. The first phase comprised a research into international studies that was done to establish the core competencies required of project managers. Three researchers were identified, and a shortlist of 9 core competencies was identified from the 3 different models. The next phase comprised the targeting of 54 individuals in the project management profession in the Western Cape with a questionnaire based on the international studies. The last phase was to evaluate the data in order to conclude and make specific recommendations towards the USB management regarding current project management courses which are presented (by the USB) to the industry. Three fundamental conclusions were drawn: Firstly, 10 specific core competencies of project managers were identified. Secondly, some competencies have a much higher relevance to some industry sectors than others. Lastly, the current 5-day training course at the USB does not reflect the desired training which is required by the industry for the core competencies that is required of project managers. / AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: Die bestuur van organisasies in vandag se hoogs kompeterende en veranderende besigheidsomgewing is 'n toenemende uitdaging. Projekbestuur vorm 'n integrale deel van organisasie bestuur en daarom moet projek bestuurders voortdurend uitstyg in die uiutvoering van projekte om te verseker dat die organisasie as geheel sterk kompeterend kan bly. Projekbestuurders benodig spesifieke vaardighede om effektief te kan funksioneer in die werksomgewing. Die fokus van hierdie mini-tesis was om die spesifieke vaardighede vas te stel, asook die gevolglike opleiding wat benodig word vir projekbestuurders wat in die Weskaap werksaam is. Die navorsing na die spesifieke vaardighede wat van projek bestuurders in die industrie verlang word, was gestruktureerd in 3 fases. Eerstens was 'n literatuurstudie geloods op internasionale studies om te bepaal watter vaardighede van projek bestuurders verlang word. Drie internasionale navorsers se modelle was gebruik om 'n kortlys van 9 vaardigheids groepe saam te stel. Die volgende fase was om 54 individue in die projek bestuur professie in die Weskaap te nader en deur middel van 'n vraelys wat baseer is op die internasionale studies, vas te stel watter vaardighede deur die industrie verlang word vir projek bestuurders. ln die finale fase is die data geanaliseer ten einde spesifieke aanbevelings aan die bestuur van die USB bestuur te maak aangaande projek bestuur kursusse wat (deur die USB) aan die industrie aangebied word. Drie fundamentele gevolgtrekkings was gemaak: Eerstens was die 10 belangrikste vaardighede vir projek bestuurders vasgestel. Tweedens was vasgestel dat party vaardighede veel belangriker is in party industrie sektore as in ander. Laastens, die huidige 5-dag projek bestuur kursus wat deur die USB aangebied word, bied nie genoegsame opleiding (in die verlangde rigtings) om die regte vaardighede te ontwikkel vir projek bestuurders in die industrie nie.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Hawaii at Manoa, 2005. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 179-181). / Also available by subscription via World Wide Web / 181 leaves, bound 29 cm