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Project manager skills for improving project performance

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  • Riza Yosia Sunindijo

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Project managers have multifaceted responsibilities that significantly affect project success. Previous research has identified four skills of effective project managers, namely, conceptual, human, political, and technical skills, along with their 16 skill components. The aim of this paper is to determine skill components that influence time, cost, and quality performance in construction projects. Data were collected from 107 project managers using a questionnaire survey method. The analysis results show that interpersonal influence has positive relationship with project time performance. Project cost performance is influenced by four skill components, namely, emotional intelligence, interpersonal skill, apparent sincerity, and budgeting. Lastly, project quality performance is affected by eight skill components, which include visioning, emotional intelligence, interpersonal skill, transformational leadership, interpersonal influence, apparent sincerity, quality management, and document and contract administration. Construction organisations may use the finding as a guideline to appoint project managers with the 'right' skill profile or to focus their human resource development on skills that are important for project success.

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  • Riza Yosia Sunindijo, 2015. "Project manager skills for improving project performance," International Journal of Business Performance Management, Inderscience Enterprises Ltd, vol. 16(1), pages 67-83.
    • Handle: RePEc:ids:ijbpma:v:16:y:2015:i:1:p:67-83
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    Cited by:

    1. Yutaka Fujioka & Norio Kambayashi, 2022. "Learning by teaching technological knowledge: conceptual skill development in Japanese overseas subsidiaries," SN Business & Economics, Springer, vol. 2(9), pages 1-32, September.
    2. Kasimu Ssenyange, 2023. "The Impact of Leadership Styles on Government Construction Project Success: A Structural Equation Modelling Approach," International Journal of Finance, Insurance and Risk Management, International Journal of Finance, Insurance and Risk Management, vol. 13(3), pages 50-75.
    3. Maryam Hussain Abal-Seqan & Shaligram Pokharel & Khalid Kamal Naji, 2023. "Key Success Factors and Their Impact on the Performance of Construction Projects: Case in Qatar," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 15(4), pages 1-20, February.
    4. Georgios N. Aretoulis, 2018. "Gender Based Perception of Successful Construction of Project Managers’ Attributes," Social Sciences, MDPI, vol. 7(7), pages 1-18, July.

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