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Associate Professor

Dr. Shaima Al Harmoodi

Dr Shaima AlHarmoodi is an Assistant Professor at Hamdan bin Mohamed Smart University. She has a PhD in the field of innovation project management. She is also an innovation and entrepreneurship ecosystem developer aiming to inspire and support the next generation of entrepreneurs and provide them with the necessary means to succeed. She leads the development and implementation of the university’s ecosystem long term strategy that incorporate impactful projects and initiatives. 

Dr. Shaima is also a Certified External Examiner by the Ministry of Education for licensure of higher education institutions and accreditation of their academic programs. 

She also actively runs workshops, masterclasses, and seminars in areas related to innovation, creativity, entrepreneurship, and project management in addition to her interest in research that resulted in a number of publications in international journals and conferences.

School of Business & Quality Management

Academic Biography

  • Innovation Management
  • Project and Program Management
  • Sustainable Innovation
  • Innovation and Entrepreneurship Education
  • PhD in Project Management from BUiD, UAE and The University of Manchester, UK
  • Masters in Urban Planning from the American University of Sharjah, UAE.
  • BSc in Natural and Quantitative Sciences from Zayed University, UAE.
     

Dr Shaima AlHarmoodi is an Assistant Professor at Hamdan bin Mohamed Smart University. She has a PhD in the field of innovation project management. She is also an innovation and entrepreneurship ecosystem developer aiming to inspire and support the next generation of entrepreneurs and provide them with the necessary means to succeed. She leads the development and implementation of the university’s ecosystem long term strategy that incorporate impactful projects and initiatives.

Dr. Shaima is also a Certified External Examiner by the Ministry of Education for licensure of higher education institutions and accreditation of their academic programs.

She also actively runs workshops, masterclasses, and seminars in areas related to innovation, creativity, entrepreneurship, and project management in addition to her interest in research that resulted in a number of publications in international journals and conferences.
 

Recent Publications

The alignment of the open innovation process and the project lifecycle

AlHarmoodi, S.M. and Dulaimi, M. (2022)

Optimizing self-regulation for youth development in the United Arab Emirates

AlHarmoodi, S. & Awofeso, A. (2023)

Digital Platforms for Managers and Project Managers: Pros and Cons.

AlQurashi, M., AlHashemi, S., AlKetbi, M., ElKhatib, M. & AlHarmoodi, S. (2023)

Digital Transformation and Disruptive Technologies: Effect of Cloud Computing and DEVOPS on Managing Projects

ElKhatib, M., AlNakeeb, A., AlHarmoodi, S. Salami, M., AlShehhi, H., AlNaqbi, A., AlNuaimi, M. & AlZoubi, H. (2023)

Program Management: Aligning strategy objectives to project objectives: A case study

ElKhatib, M., AlMheiri, M., AlHarmoodi, S. & Alzoubi, H. (2022)

A Systematic Study on Improving the Effectiveness of Online Learning through a Smart Learning Dashboard (SLD).

AlHarmoodi, S. (2022)

Advancing products and services. Stakeholder integration and innovation effectiveness in sustainable construction projects

AlHarmoodi, S & Dulaimi, M. (2016)

Stakeholder integration in open innovation construction projects: BUiD 1st Doctoral Research Conference.

AlHarmoodi, S. (2015)

Smart, sustainable, and healthy cities. Stakeholder integration and innovation effectiveness: a review of the literature

AlHarmoodi, S. (2014)