The impact of project managers’ competencies on project’s success

Other Title(s)

أثر جدارات مديري المشاريع على نجاح المشروع

Dissertant

al-Khawlidah, Suhayb Ahmad

Thesis advisor

al-Sharabati, Abd al-Aziz Ahmad

Comitee Members

Abbas, Ali Muhammad
al-Mansur, Yasir Mansur

University

Middle East University

Faculty

Faculty of Business

Department

Department of Business Administration

University Country

Jordan

Degree

Master

Degree Date

2017

English Abstract

The intent behind this study was to describe any effect that the project manager, who has responsibility for the Project Success and ultimate delivery of the project.

This study is considered as descriptive cause/effect study.

The data were collected from 160 project managers from 33 companies that use project based structure by questionnaire, which was built and developed for this purpose.

Collected questionnaires were checked and coded against SPSS 20.

After checking normality, validity, and reliability, the multiple regressions were used to test the hypothesis.

The results show that the importance and implementation of both variables were weak for the selected sample.

Results show that the relationship between project managers’ competencies are very strong, between project’s success elements very strong, and between project managers’ competencies and project’s success is also very strong.

The results also show that there is an impact for project managers’ competencies on project’s success, knowledge shows the highest impact followed by skills, while experience does not show a significant impact The results could standardize the selection procedures and implement similar approaches in improving and managing human resources in Jordan project management industry.

Additionally other suggestions related to project management improvements were introduced such as the use of software application that manages projects, programs and portfolios across the organization.

Main Subjects

Business Administration

Topics

No. of Pages

93

Table of Contents

Table of contents.

Abstract.

Abstract in Arabic.

Chapter One : Introduction.

Chapter Two : Conceptual and theoretical framework and previous studies.

Chapter Three : Study methodology (methods and procedures).

Chapter Four : Data analysis.

Chapter Five : Discussion and recommendations.

References.

American Psychological Association (APA)

al-Khawlidah, Suhayb Ahmad. (2017). The impact of project managers’ competencies on project’s success. (Master's theses Theses and Dissertations Master). Middle East University, Jordan
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-762773

Modern Language Association (MLA)

al-Khawlidah, Suhayb Ahmad. The impact of project managers’ competencies on project’s success. (Master's theses Theses and Dissertations Master). Middle East University. (2017).
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-762773

American Medical Association (AMA)

al-Khawlidah, Suhayb Ahmad. (2017). The impact of project managers’ competencies on project’s success. (Master's theses Theses and Dissertations Master). Middle East University, Jordan
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-762773

Language

English

Data Type

Arab Theses

Record ID

BIM-762773