When Project Meets Innovation: “PRO-INNOVA Conceptual Model”

Authors

  • Ismail Albaidhani Ismail Albaidhani University of Quebec (UQAC) Canada
  • Alejandro Romero University of Quebec (UQAM) Canada

Keywords:

Innovation, project management, delivering results, theoretical model

Abstract

At the macro and micro levels, governments, industries, and companies are constantly challenged by their stakeholders and customers to show relevance by adding a new value with innovative services, products, and solutions. The same stakeholders are simultaneously very demanding for the agile delivery of results with a high impact. Both competing and often contradictory demands can be challenging to be met by organizations. Innovating new and unique value often requires a different set of skill and environment (Reflective, creative process with the need for a reasonable time to experiment) than those required for delivering rapid projects (Time intensive and process-driven activity). This state of complexity is the main reason for the research study that is discussed in this article. A proposed conceptual framework to merge between some of the innovation and the project phases referred to here as “Pro-Innova” for short. It suggests a new theoretical model that integrates the innovation and project management activities, using some aspects of the design thinking and the system dynamics loops. It focuses on the complementary and shared aspects found in both areas to address the challenges, limitations, and contradictions as well as the complexity each area (Innovation and Project) has on its own.

Author Biographies

  • Ismail Albaidhani, Ismail Albaidhani University of Quebec (UQAC) Canada

    Ismail Albaidhani is an international learning and capacity building project expert with a prime focus on enhancing the human & organization performance. He is currently conducting academic research at the University of Quebec (UQAC) in Canada. He works as part of the United Nations Agency for Migration in learning and development and works with educational institutions like Stanford University in the US, Nanyang Technological University in Singapore, and the University of Geneva in Switzerland. He held senior learning and education roles at international organizations such as the IATA Training & Development Institute in the aviation industry, ISO Academy in the trade & quality sector, UNICEF Capacity Development in the humanitarian sector. He is currently part of the ISO technical committee to draft and finalize the new international standard in innovation management. He also served as part of the Project Management Institute global advisory board in areas related to project management education and learning. His doctorate and research specialization is in the management of projects with a focus on innovation management from the University du Quebec a Chicoutimi (UQAC), and he holds a master degree in international management from the Geneva School of Economics & Management (UniGe) in Switzerland.

  • Alejandro Romero, University of Quebec (UQAM) Canada

    The Journal of Modern Project Management ARTICLE TOOLS Print this article Indexing metadata How to cite item Finding References Review policy Email this article Email the author ABOUT THE AUTHORS Ismail Albaidhani University of Quebec (UQAC) Canada Ismail Albaidhani is an international learning and capacity building project expert with a prime focus on enhancing the human & organization performance. He is currently conducting academic research at the University of Quebec (UQAC) in Canada. He works as part of the United Nations Agency for Migration in learning and development and works with educational institutions like Stanford University in the US, Nanyang Technological University in Singapore, and the University of Geneva in Switzerland. He held senior learning and education roles at international organizations such as the IATA Training & Development Institute in the aviation industry, ISO Academy in the trade & quality sector, UNICEF Capacity Development in the humanitarian sector. He is currently part of the ISO technical committee to draft and finalize the new international standard in innovation management. He also served as part of the Project Management Institute global advisory board in areas related to project management education and learning. His doctorate and research specialization is in the management of projects with a focus on innovation management from the University du Quebec a Chicoutimi (UQAC), and he holds a master degree in international management from the Geneva School of Economics & Management (UniGe) in Switzerland. Alejandro Romero University of Quebec (UQAM) Canada Alejandro Romero Torres is a professor at School of Management (ESG) from Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM) and associate researcher at the research chair on project management. He holds Information Technology Engineering Degree (Universidad Anahuac, Mexico), M. Sc. and Ph.D. in Technology Management (Ecole Polytechnique de Montréal, Canada). In the past 10 years, he has participated as a consultant in several technology implementation projects for different industries (healthcare, government, energy, pharmaceutical, manufacturing, retail, etc.) in Latin America (Mexico, Colombia and Venezuela) and in North America. His research interests are: adoption and diffusion of technology innovations, project governance, technology management and organizational transformation. He has published several articles within technology and project management field.

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