Desarrollo de un modelo de creación de equipos de trabajo asociado a proyectos innovadores exitosos

A lo largo de esta tesis, se propone el estudio de los proyectos innovadores exitosos y de manera específica el papel que juegan los equipos de trabajo en los mismos para plantear un modelo de creación de equipos de trabajo que sirva como herramienta para desarrollar proyectos innovadores de éxito. La motivación final de esta línea de investigación es que si se conocen los aspectos que definen a los proyectos innovadores exitosos se podrá alimentar el modelo con las características que incluyen estos proyectos, predecir e incluso priorizar en una cartera de proyectos la asignación de recursos que serán necesarios. Para ello se profundiza en el valor de las competencias de la creatividad, el trabajo en equipo o la comunicación como claves para los proyectos de innovación. También se estudian las características particulares de los proyectos de innovación, profundizando en la metodología propuesta por el Project Management Institute (PMI) y presentando una herramienta de jerarquización de proyectos basada en un modelo matemático utilizando metodología AHP. Por último la profundización en los equipos de trabajo permite establecer una relación entre los proyectos innovadores exitosos y la composición de estos equipos, pudiendo así proponerse un modelo de creación de equipos como herramienta de diagnóstico y planificación de proyectos de innovación. ----------ABSTRACT---------- Throughout this thesis, the study of successful innovative projects and specifically the role that work teams play in them is proposed to build a model for the creation of work teams that serves as a tool to develop innovative projects of success. The final motivation of this line of research is that if the aspects that define successful innovative projects are known, the model can be fed with the characteristics that these projects include, predict and even prioritize in a portfolio of projects the allocation of resources that will be necessary. To this end, the value of creativity skills, teamwork or communication as keys to innovation projects is explored. The specific characteristics of innovation projects are also studied, delving into the methodology proposed by the Project Management Institute (PMI) and presenting a project ranking tool based on a mathematical model using AHP methodology. Finally, the deepening of work teams allows establishing a relationship between successful innovative projects and the composition of these teams, thus being able to propose a team building model as a diagnostic and planning tool for innovation projects

Assessing transversal competences as decisive for project management

In the process of designing and solving problems related to engineering, the ability to find innovative solutions is becoming more and more relevant. Following this principle, engineers should acquire transversal competences through courses such as Project Evaluation and Risk Management, in which they learn to solve current problems through innovation. The project evaluation supposes an approach to the real world, since an idea is evaluated in the different phases of the logical cycle of a project, culminating with its techno-economic analysis and investment. Following the analogy, engineers develop and evaluate their ideas and present them to a group of professors and professionals posing as investors. The results present a holistic approach to the evaluation of ideas and the capacity of a team to develop engineering projects. The study performs an assessment methodology for an open-innovation concept, and the investor?s exercise may contribute to practical strategies to foster creative engineers

Alternatives for Transport, Storage in Port and Bunkering Systems for Offshore Energy to Green Hydrogen

Offshore electricity production, mainly by wind turbines, and, eventually, floating PV, is expected to increase renewable energy generation and their dispatchability. In this sense, a significant part of this offshore electricity would be directly used for hydrogen generation. The integration of offshore energy production into the hydrogen economy is of paramount importance for both the techno-economic viability of offshore energy generation and the hydrogen economy. An analysis of this integration is presented. The analysis includes a discussion about the current state of the art of hydrogen pipelines and subsea cables, as well as the storage and bunkering system that is needed on shore to deliver hydrogen and derivatives. This analysis extends the scope of most of the previous works that consider port-to-port transport, while we report offshore to port. Such storage and bunkering will allow access to local and continental energy networks, as well as to integrate offshore facilities for the delivery of decarbonized fuel for the maritime sector. The results of such state of the art suggest that the main options for the transport of offshore energy for the production of hydrogen and hydrogenated vectors are through direct electricity transport by subsea cables to produce hydrogen onshore, or hydrogen transport by subsea pipeline. A parametric analysis of both alternatives, focused on cost estimates of each infrastructure (cable/pipeline) and shipping has been carried out versus the total amount of energy to transport and distance to shore. For low capacity (100 GWh/y), an electric subsea cable is the best option. For high-capacity renewable offshore plants (TWh/y), pipelines start to be competitive for distances above approx. 750 km. Cost is highly dependent on the distance to land, ranging from 35 to 200 USD/MWh