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The Key Project Managers’ Competences for Different Types of Projects

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New Perspectives in Information Systems and Technologies, Volume 1

Part of the book series: Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing ((AISC,volume 275))

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This paper describes a quantitative research approach for identifying key project managers’ competences for different types of projects. By identifying the perceived most valuable project manager competences, as having the most potential for increased contribution to project management (PM) performance, practitioners and organizations can select their priorities when developing their PM practices. The 46 competences (technical, behavioural and contextual) provided by IPMA (International Project Management Association) were surveyed through an online questionnaire. Three dimensions to distinguish project types were used: application area, innovation and complexity. Completed questionnaires were received from 96 project managers from Portugal. The results showed that 13 key competences (20%) were common to the majority of the projects. Most of these are behavioural competences, such as: ethics, reliability, engagement, openness, and leadership. It was also observed a clear correlation between technical competences and project complexity.

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  1. CGIT Research Centre, University of Minho, 4800-058, Guimarães, Portugal

    Margarida Dias, Anabela Tereso & A. Gabriela Fernandes

  2. ALGORITMI Research Centre, School of Engineering, University of Minho, 4800-058, Guimarães, Portugal

    Ana Cristina Braga

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  1. Universidade de Coimbra & LIACC, Rio Tinto, Portugal

    Álvaro Rocha

  2. Instituto Superior de Estatística e Gestão de Informação, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal

    Ana Maria Correia

  3. Department of Business Information Systems, Auckland University of Technology, Auckland, New Zealand

    Felix . B Tan

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Dias, M., Tereso, A., Braga, A.C., Fernandes, A.G. (2014). The Key Project Managers’ Competences for Different Types of Projects. In: Rocha, Á., Correia, A., Tan, F., Stroetmann, K. (eds) New Perspectives in Information Systems and Technologies, Volume 1. Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing, vol 275. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-05951-8_34

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