Vijay Kanabar

Associate Professor of Computer Science and Administrative Sciences Director of Project Management Programs

Title Associate Professor of Computer Science and Administrative Sciences
Director of Project Management Programs
Office 1010 Commonwealth Avenue, 4th Floor, 402
Email kanabar@bu.edu
Phone 617-358-0002
Education Ph.D. University of Manitoba (Canada)
M.S. Florida Institute of Technology
M.B.A. Webber College
B.S. University of Madras (India)
PMP (Project Management Professional), Project Management Institute)

Dr. Kanabar has unique expertise spanning both business practices and computer science. A certified Project Management Professional, he has advised numerous organizations on training and technology needs, including Blue Cross Blue Shield, Staples, United Way, and Fidelity Investments. Kanabar is an internationally published scholar and is recognized by local and national media as an authority on IT project management, electronic commerce, and information security. In 2017, Kanabar received the Project Management Institute’s Teaching Excellence Award.

Courses

Research Interests

Scholarly Works

Publications

Kanabar, V., and Warburton, R. D. H. The Art and Science of Project Management (Newport: RW Press, 2013).

Kanabar, V., and Chitkushev, L. “Innovative Applied Certificates in Computer Information Systems for Undergraduate Students.” In Proceedings of the 9^th Annual International Conference on Computer Science and Education. Fulda/Wurzburg, Germany, June 29–July 2, 2013.

“A Framework for Project Cost Estimation.” Proc. 7th Annual Computer Science Education & Computer Science (Sofia, Bulgaria, 2011).

Becker, K., Kanabar, V., and Nobre, H. “Company Integrity Management in the New Social Network Environment: A Comparison of Large and Small Firms on Facebook.” Advances in Global Management Development vol. 20 (2011): 268–72.

Warburton, R. D. H., S. Leybourne, and V. Kanabar. “The Third Decade of Online Education: What have we learned.” Paper presented at the 2011 Our Digital Renaissance Conference, Florence, Italy, November 10–12, 2011.

Warburton, R. D. H., and V. Kanabar. “Leveraging the New Practice Standard for Project Estimating.” Paper selected for presentation at the PMI Global Congress 2011–North America, Dallas/Ft. Worth, Tex., October 22-25, 2011.

Burstein, L., L. Chitkushev, V. Kanabar, and T. Zlateva. “Innovative Instructional Practices in Design, Implementation and Execution of Blended Programs.” Proc. Boston University Instructional Innovation Conference (Boston, Mass., March 25, 2011).

Becker, K., Kanabar, V., and Nobre, H. “Company Integrity Management in the New Social Network Environment: A Study of Small, Medium and Large Firms on Facebook and Twitter.” Proc. 4th Annual Conference of the EuroMed Academy of Business—Business Developments across Countries and Cultures (Elounda, Crete, Greece: EuroMed Press, 2011): 203–18. ISBN: 978-9963-711-01-7.

Kanabar V., Leybourne S.A., and Warburton, R.D.H. “Understanding and Overcoming Communications Complexity in Projects.” Proc. PMI Global Congress 2010 (Washington, D.C., October 2010).

Kanabar, V. Assenova, P., and Stainov, R. Ed., 6th Annual International Conference on Computer Science and Education in Computer Science CSECS (Fulda, Germany, 2010).

“Teaching Case Studies Online.” Proc. 6th International Conference on Computer Science and Education in Computer Science 2010 (Munich, Germany, June 29, 2010).

“Tightly Coupling Web Analytics with SEO Keywords and Web Design.” Proc. 6th International Conference on Computer Science and Education in Computer Science 2010(Fulda, Germany, June 27, 2010).

“Communication and Collaboration in an Online Master’s Degree.” Proc. 2010 American Society for Engineering Education, NE (Boston, Mass., May 7, 2010).

“Teaching a Project-based Web-Development and IT Project Management Course at a
Distance.” Proc. 2010 American Society for Engineering Education NE (Boston, Mass., May 7, 2010).

Cormier, J., V. Greiman, and V. Kanabar. “Practice and Ethics Curriculum in Project Management Education.” In Proceedings of the North East ASEE Conference. Bridgeport, Conn., April 3-5, 2009: 29.

Kanabar, V., and R. Stainov. “R&D and Managing Risks for a Unique Product Launch.” Project Management in Practice Conference: Embracing Project Management Techniques & Tools. 2008.

Kanabar, V., and R. D. H. Warburton. “The Practical Calculation of Schedule Variance in Terms of Schedule.” In the Proceedings of the PMI Global Congress. October 18-21, 2008.

Kanabar, V., and R. D. H. Warburton. MBA Fundamentals Project Management (New York, N.Y.: Kaplan Publishing, 2008).

Project Risk Management (Copley Publishing Group, 1998).

Presentations/Lectures

Keynote, “Stakeholder Management in the New PMBOK Standard.” Project Management in Practice, Boston University, Boston, Mass., May 17, 2013.

Keynote, “Preliminary North American Results for Undergraduate Curriculum Framework in Project Management.” Project Management Institute, Brussels, Belgium, April 22, 2013.

Keynote, “Preliminary Results from Boston’s Undergraduate Curriculum Workshop in Project Management.” Project Management Institute, San Diego, Calif., February 9, 2013.

“Experiences in Applying Flipped Classroom Concepts to the Project Management Classroom.” Presentation at the Graduate Accreditation Council, PMI Global Congress, Vancouver, Canada, October 20, 2012.

“Leveraging the New Practice Standard for Project Estimating.” PMI Global Congress, Dallas, Tex., October 22–25, 2011.

“What Constitutes Quality Project Management Education?” International Project Management Research Conference, Montréal, Quebec, July 20, 2011.

“Communication and Collaboration in an Online Master’s Degree.” American Society for Engineering Education, Boston, Mass., 2010. Co-presented with Cormier, J., and Greiman, V.

“Teaching a Project-Based Web-Development and IT Project Management Course at a Distance.” American Society for Engineering Education, Boston, Mass., 2010. Co-presented with Schudy, R.

“Managing Project Cost and Risk.” Brussels, Belgium, October 30, 2010.

“Understanding and Overcoming Communication Complexity in Projects.” Proc. PMI Global Congress, Washington, D.C., October 10–13, 2010. Co-presented with Leybourne, S. A., and Warburton, R. D. H.

“Managing Information Technology Projects.” Skopje, Macedonia, June 22, 2010.

“Tightly Coupling Web Analytics with SEO Keywords and Web Design.” 6th Annual International Conference on Computer Science and Education in Computer Science, Fulda, Germany, June 2010.

“Teaching Case Studies Online.” 6th International Conference on Computer Science and Education in Computer Science, Fulda, Germany, June 2010. Co-presented with Greiman, V.

Grants

Research & Assistantships for Project Management Curriculum Resources. Sponsored by Project Management Institute (PMI), $10,000 (2013–2016).

What advice do you have for new students?

“Immerse yourself in our courses. We have outstanding students—network with them. Not too long ago one student in my class hired four others!”

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