Prof Giel Bekker

Prof Giel Bekker
+27 (0) 82 497 245
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  • B Eng (Mechanical) - University of Pretoria
  • M Eng (Mechanical) - University of Johannesburg
  • HBA – Stellenbosch University
  • MBA - Stellenbosch University
  • PhD – University of Pretoria
  • Pr Eng (ECSA)
  • MPMSA
  • MAPM
  • MIPMA-SA
  • Director CII-Africa
  • Project Governance
  • Project Management Methodologies
  • Large Capital Projects
  • Project Planning
  • Introduction to Project Management
  • Project Quality Management
  • Project Contract Management
  • Project Management Systems and Methodologies
  • Project framework development for capital projects
  • Project integration and the use of BIM
  • Baloyi, L, Bekker, M.C., 2011, Project construction delays and cost overruns: A comparative review of the construction of 2010 FIFA World Cup stadia in South Africa, Acta Structillia, Vol 18, No 1, 2011.
  • Ralf Müller, Shankar Sankaran, Nathalie Drouin, Anne-Live Vaagaasar, Michiel C. Bekker, Karuna Jain, 2018, A theory framework for balancing vertical and horizontal leadership in projects, International Journal of Project Management 36 (2018) 83 – 94.
  • Bekker, M.C., 2014, Project Governance: “Schools of Thought”, South African Journal of Economic and Management Science, Special Issue 17: 22-32.
  • Bekker, M.C., 2015, Project Governance – The Definition and Leadership Dilemma, Procedia – Social and Behavioral Sciences, 194 (2015), 33-43.
  • Lara, T., Bekker, M.C., 2012, Residential satisfaction and project quality measure: The Case of Nova Vida, SA Journal of Contemporary Management, Vol 9, p 364 – 381.
  • Bekker, M.C., H Steyn, 2009, Defining project governance for large capital projects, South African Journal of Industrial Engineering, Vol. 20, No 2, Nov 2009, p 81 – 92.
  • Hasse, G.W., Bekker, M.C., 2016, Chaos attractors as an alignment mechanism between projects and organizational strategy, Procedia – Social and Behavioral Sciences, 226 (2016), 91-99.
  • Steenkamp, J.R., Bekker, M.C. 2018, Validating a project life-cycle review framework for mining projects at Exxaro, South African Journal of Industrial Engineering May 2018 Vol 29(1), pp 74-85.
  • Shankar, S., Vaagaasar, A.L., Bekker, M.C., 2019, Assignment of project team members to projects: project managers’ influence strategies in practice, International Journal of Managing Projects in Business, 2019, online, Emerald Insight.
  • Marnewick, C and Bekker, M.C., 2022, Projectification within a developing country: The case of South Africa, Journal of Contemporary Management, Vol. 19, Issue 1, pp 362-380.
  • Bekker, M.C., Project Governance – Schools of Thought, IPMA 28th World Congress, Rotterdam, Oct 2014.
  • Hasse, G.H, and Bekker, M.C., Converging and diverging life cycle archetypes in capital projects, 9th IPMA Research Conference, On-line, 12-13 June 2021
  • Drake, S and Bekker, M.C., 2023, Functions of Project Steering Committees in Large Capital Projects, Procedia Computer Science 219 (2023) 2058–2066.
  • Espach, J and Bekker, M.C., 2023, Defining the Relational Charter for Commercial Project Contracts, Procedia Computer Science 219 (2023) 2051–2057.
  • Bekker, M.C., and van Druten, E., Sustainability – A Project Governance Imperative, IPMA World Congress, Merida, Mexico, Sept 2019

 

 

 

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