Edinburgh Business School

Shai Davidov

Shai Davidov

Associate Professor of Management

CMBE, PMP, CSM, PRINCE2, FAPM

I am an academic educator, project management practitioner and a senior consultant. 

As an Associate Professor of Management in the Edinburgh Business School, I develop, design and lead innovative postgraduate and MBA level courses and programmes. Currently serve as the Director of the MSc in Strategic Project Management and Management for the Oil & Gas Industry programmes.

I combine a passion for innovation and sustainability with extensive knowledge and experience in business and technical management.

I am a fellow of the Association for Project Management (APM) and a member of the Project Management Institute (PMI), Scottish Programme and Project Management Group (SPPMG), the Risk Management Society (RIMS), and the Strategic Planning Society (SPS).

I am a senior fellow of Advance HE (SFHEA), a graduate of the Advance HE Academic Leadership Programme and a certified management & business educator (CMBE) of the Chartered Association of Business Schools.

For my PhD studies in Heriot-Watt, I research the relationship between project management, circular economy and sustainability in today's and tomorrow's businesses.

Areas of interest

  • Sustainable Project Management
  • Circular Economy
  • Programme Management
  • Portfolio Management
  • Risk Management
  • Strategy
  • Benefit Realisation.

Qualifications

  • 2021 – GPM-b, GPM Global
  • 2016 – PRINCE2 Practitioner, British Computer Society
  • 2009 – CSM, Scrum Alliance 
  • 2006 – MBA, Heriot-Watt University
  • 2004 – PMP, Project Management Institute
  • 1997 – BSc, Hebrew University in Jerusalem

Background

I joined the Edinburgh Business School in 2013 as a senior teaching fellow, to teach postgraduate and MBA level courses in several locations around the world. 

Prior to my academic career, I worked as a professional project manager, senior programme manager, technical director and account manager in a range of capacities and for a number of different employers in the private sector. Later as an entrepreneur, I co-founded a successful online shopping business and owned a professional consulting firm that assisted organisations to improve their business results by strategically plan and implement project, programme and portfolio management culture, processes, tools and techniques. My clients ranged from private start-ups companies to public authorities. In addition, I have developed a range of applied project management courses for clients at levels ranging from introductory to full professional development.

I served as a committee and board member in several organisations and NGOs, such as the Project Management Institute (PMI-IL) and Engineers Without Borders (EWB-IL).

Projects/Research showcase

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AWARDS

2019, Heriot-Watt Teaching Excellence Award for Teaching Innovation