Tarila Zuofa, FHEA, PMP®, PRINCE2® Practitioner

Tarila Zuofa, FHEA, PMP®, PRINCE2® Practitioner

Associate Professor

Business Department

Ph.D., Liverpool John Moores University, 2013

EMAIL:
zuofa@uwp.edu
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Tarila (Tari) originally trained and practiced as a Marine Engineer and Naval Architect before moving into Project Management. His PhD in Project Management explored a wide range of issues affecting risk management in global energy projects and Project Management in general. Part of the novelty of his PhD research was highlighted in its uniqueness of providing an excellent opportunity for exploring Project Management practices in developing and developed countries.

Before joining the University of Wisconsin-Parkside, Tari held various tenured roles in universities in the United Kingdom and the Middle East. Tari has an extensive knowledge of teaching at the undergraduate, graduate and executive level. He has demonstrated insights into project management by partnering with academics and industrialists to develop undergraduate, postgraduate, and executive blended programs in several countries. Together with colleagues at various universities in the United Kingdom, Tari secured an estimated £250,000.00 (≅ $300,000.00) income generated mainly from Transnational Education (TNE) and Knowledge Transfer Partnerships (KTPs). Tari was identified as having Significant Responsibility for Research according to the criteria provided by Research England and was included in the Research Excellence Framework (REF) submission for REF 2021.

Tari co-edited a Project Management textbook, published in several high-ranking peer-reviewed business and engineering journals. His research findings have been presented in leading international conferences like PMI Research and Education Conference and the Academy of Management Annual Meeting. The World Health Organization also listed some of his papers in its database of impactful research studies relating to the COVID-19 pandemic. Tari is a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy, a PMP® and PRINCE2® Practitioner.

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