Enginuity Future Skills Hub
Engineering and manufacturing is rapidly transforming, making it hard for employers to know what skills they need to keep pace with change. The Enginuity Future Skills Hub aims to demystify the skills, trends and transitions reshaping industries within the UK’s engineering and manufacturing sector.
What is digital project management?
Digital project management is the practice of managing projects using computer applications and tools to plan, execute, and monitor tasks, resources, and timelines, facilitating collaboration and communication among team members. For many manufacturing businesses, digital project management might be the starting point in the journey.
Digital project management explained
How is digital project management used?
Digital project management applications and tools can be used across all phases of a project, including project planning, execution, communication, collaboration, resource allocation, budget management, risk assessment, documentation, quality assurance, stakeholder engagement, and post-project review.
Benefits of digital project management
Digital project management and Industry 4.0
Digital project management and sustainability
What skills might you need?
Skills needed for digital project management include proficiency in project management methodologies, agile practices, and collaborative tools such as Jira or Trello. Additionally, strong communication, leadership, and problem-solving skills are essential for coordinating cross-functional teams and driving digital transformation initiatives in engineering and manufacturing projects.
Other skills identified include:
- Project management
- Requirements definition and management
- Stakeholder relationship management
- Change implementation planning and management
- Decision support and analysis
- Learning delivery
- Information and knowledge management
- Quality management
- Business analysis
- Data management
- Supplier relationship management
- Portfolio management
- Business process improvement
- Methods and tools
- Risk management
What skills might you need?
Skills needed for digital project management include proficiency in project management methodologies, agile practices, and collaborative tools such as Jira or Trello. Additionally, strong communication, leadership, and problem-solving skills are essential for coordinating cross-functional teams and driving digital transformation initiatives in engineering and manufacturing projects.
Other skills identified include:
- Project management
- Requirements definition and management
- Stakeholder relationship management
- Change implementation planning and management
- Decision support and analysis
- Learning delivery
- Information and knowledge management
- Quality management
- Business analysis
- Data management
- Supplier relationship management
- Portfolio management
- Business process improvement
- Methods and tools
- Risk management
Who might need them?
The specific skills required depend on the roles and responsibilities of individuals within the organisation and their involvement in project management activities.
These may include:
- Project managers and leaders
- Functional and technical teams
- Project contributors
- Training and onboarding professionals
- Continuous improvement teams
- IT and technology teams
- Remote workers and collaborators
