Rate My Professor Shadi Shayan

Dr. Shadi Shayan is a Lecturer in Construction and Project Management in the School of Management within the College of Business and Law at Adelaide University. With more than 13 years of industry experience delivering global projects, she brings a practice-informed approach to her teaching. Shadi holds a PhD and a Master’s degree in Project Management from the University of South Australia, as well as a Bachelor’s degree in Engineering. She has been a Lecturer since 2019, previously at the University of South Australia. Her teaching spans key areas such as project planning and control, risk management, procurement and contracts, stakeholder engagement, and project governance. She emphasizes authentic learning, industry relevance, and the development of students’ applied capabilities and professional judgment.

Shadi’s research centers on integrated project risk management and broader project management topics that influence project delivery and organizational outcomes. She explores how projects navigate uncertainty, complexity, and stakeholder demands, aiming to strengthen project practices and decision-making for improved performance and practical insights into effective project delivery and capability development. Her key publications include: Shayan, S., & Kim, K. P. (2025). Social Responses and Change Management Strategies in Smart City Transitions: a Socio-Demographic Perspective. Smart Cities, 8(6), 1-19; Shayan, S., & Kim, K. P. (2023). Understanding correlations between social risks and sociodemographic factors in smart city development. Sustainable Cities and Society, 89, 1-8; Shayan, S., Kim, K. P., & Tam, V. W. Y. (2022). Critical success factor analysis for effective risk management at the execution stage of a construction project. International Journal of Construction Management, 22(3), 379-386; Shayan, S., Kim, K. P., Ma, T., & Nguyen, T. H. D. (2020). The first two decades of smart city research from a risk perspective. Sustainability, 12(21), 1-20; and Shayan, S., & Kim, K. P. (2022). A conceptual framework to manage social risks for smart city development programs. In Resilient and Responsible Smart Cities (pp. 77-86). Springer Nature. These works have garnered citations, including over 100 for her 2022 paper on critical success factors in risk management.