Research output per year
Research output per year
Personal profile
Research interests
Project, programme & portfolio management, reflective practice, Systems Thinking, people development
Teaching
Project managment, Strategy, Operations management, Research methods, Developing creativity, Systems approaches
Personal profile
Dr. Paul Summers PhD, MA, PGCTLHE, FHEA, FCMI, CMBE, MAPM, MCP, LMPA, ACIB, joined the University in September 2014 as an Associate Lecturer, and has also taught operations management, project management, consultancy, creativity and strategy at a number of southern universities.
Paul has worked for more than 40 years in a range of different organisations across the private and public sectors. This experience is mainly in the fields of projects, IT and business improvement.
Paul's research interests include developing reflective practitioners, improving project performance, alternative approaches to the management of project
Higher education teaching qualification: Higher Education Academy Fellowship (FHEA)
Areas of expertise
Paul is a practitioner and researcher in the areas of systems thinking, projects, learning and improvement. In 2014 he co-chaired the UKSS 18th International conference at the University of Hull. He has refereed a number of articles for both journals and conferences. Paul has been awarded APMP, MSP and PRINCE2 practitioner qualifications.
Education/Academic qualification
PhD, Practitioner development - From trained technicians to reflective practitioners: a systemic study within a United Kingdom unitary authority., University of Portsmouth
6 Feb 2009 → 13 Apr 2018
Award Date: 13 Apr 2018
External positions
External examiner, University of Hertfordshire
1 Oct 2019 → …
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Explore, experiment, experience: A synthesis of Vickers’ appreciative learning system and Ackoff’s problem approach applied in practice
Summers, P. & Welch, C., 26 Aug 2018, Problem Structuring Approaches and Management for Projects: Demonstrating Successful Practice. Bell, G., Pagano, R., Warwick, J. & Sato, C. (eds.). p. 35-62 28 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Published conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
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Practitioner development - From trained technicians to reflective practitioners: a systemic study within a United Kingdom unitary authority.
Summers, P., 13 Apr 2018, 367 p.Research output: Other contribution › peer-review
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98.8%! Is project failure acceptable and inevitable?
Summers, P., 1 Jun 2015, IRNOP2015, 22 - 24 June, UCL Bartlett School of Construction and Project Management. . p. 1-36 36 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Published conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review
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Balancing project management teaching
Summers, P., 2015, Southampton Solent University Research and Innovation Conference 2015, 15 May 2015, Southampton..Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Published conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review
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Planning to fail? A critique of current project definitions as a basis for benefit realisation
Summers, P., 1 Sept 2015, BAM2015, 7 - 9 September 2015, University of Portsmouth. p. 1-20 20 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Published conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review
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