Description
Project management will continue to be the most important skill that employers will be seeking across industries through 2020 after application development. Our panel will discuss the following trends in IT Project Management education that educators need to be aware of a) Agile SW development and agile PM continuing to trend upwards, b) mobile and smart device usage gaining ground, c) information security and cyberattacks dominating the conversation and the impact on project managers leading software development, and finally, d) formal PM education of technical and behavioral competencies. We will invite discussions on the above issues and provide insights on how to address the issues and adapt them in our curriculum.
Recommended Citation
Kanabar, Vijay; Thomas, Art; and Messikomer, Carla, "Trends & Themes that will dominate in ITPM Education through 2020 (SIGITProjMgmt)" (2017). AMCIS 2017 Proceedings. 5.
https://aisel.aisnet.org/amcis2017/PDSs/Presentations/5
Trends & Themes that will dominate in ITPM Education through 2020 (SIGITProjMgmt)
Project management will continue to be the most important skill that employers will be seeking across industries through 2020 after application development. Our panel will discuss the following trends in IT Project Management education that educators need to be aware of a) Agile SW development and agile PM continuing to trend upwards, b) mobile and smart device usage gaining ground, c) information security and cyberattacks dominating the conversation and the impact on project managers leading software development, and finally, d) formal PM education of technical and behavioral competencies. We will invite discussions on the above issues and provide insights on how to address the issues and adapt them in our curriculum.