Past Survey Results

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Communication and Collaboration

Silence Fails: The Five Crucial Conversations for Flawless Execution
David Maxfield, VitalSmarts, The Concours Group

Knowledge Management Tools in Outsourced ISD projects 
Sonia Gantman (Vilvovsky)

Information Technology

Software Estimating Practices and Influences
Barry Whelan, UCD Michael Smurfit Graduate Business School, University College Dublin

The Influence of Efficacy of the Program Management Office on IT Project Success
Lore Sprouse, University of Phoenix

The Project Manager's Perspective on Project Management Software Packages
Arden Lockwood, PMP, MBA, Université d'Avignon et des Pays de Vaucluse

The Effect of the PMO on IT Project Management
Yong W. Lee, Hawaii Pacific University

Transformational Leadership: A Prescription for IT Project Success
Mitchell L. Valentine, Capital University, Dayton

eBusiness Projects
John Carroll, Carroll Consultants Project Management

The Impact of Offshore Outsourcing on Employee Motivation in the IT Field
Sam Rashdan, University of Liverpool

Valuation Techniques Used in IT Projects
Sorin Gudea, Claremont Graduate University

Increasing IT Project Success for Project Managers and Their Clients
Alistair Taylor with CIO Canada

Estimation Survey
Ryan Nelson, University of Virginia

Examining Critical Success Factors for IT Projects
Michael J. Doherty, Walden University

Leadership

E-Leadership and Project Success
Margaret Lee, Capella University

Servant Leadership: An Effective Model for Project Management
Kenneth Thompson, Capella University

Leadership Styles in Project Management: An Analysis
Avis S. Davis, Brown and Caldwell

Motivation in Project Management: The Project Manager's Perspective
Bernhard Schmid, MS, PMP, and Jonathan Adams, PhD, The Florida State University

Leadership Behavior Description
Frank Harper, PhD, PMP, I&FS I.T. Project Manager-Contractor

Project Management Selection Practices 
Matthew Smith, University of New South Wales

Gender-Based Comparison of Project Manager Leadership Behaviors: A Quantitative Study
Donna M. Karch, PhD, PMP, Capella University

Outsourcing

Management of IT Outsourcing Projects
Narasimha Paravastu, Drexel University, LeBow College of Business

The Impact of Offshore Outsourcing on Employee Motivation in the IT Field
Sam Rashdan, University of Liverpool

Project Management

The Reality of Project Management Practice: Phase Two of an Ongoing Study
Drs. Claude Besner, PMP, and Brian Hobbs, PMP, Master's Program in Project Management, University of Quebec at Montreal

Project Management as a Construct
Sheila M. Smith, PhD, PMP, Ball State University

The Merits of Using Project Management to Write a Master's Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
Wanda Curlee, PMP, DM, and Robert Lee Gordon, PhD, University of Phoenix

Distribution of Customized Project or System Requirements Specifications (SRS) to Different Project Stakeholders
Wan M. Mok, University of South Africa

Organizational Practice and Perception of Informal Project Management
Sourav Chaudhuri, New York University

Non-Technical Project Managers Managing Technical Projects
Ronald G. Harlow, PMP, CLU, Western Carolina University

Enhancing Project Success
Robert Benjamin, Doncaster Business School, in association with the University of Hull

Measuring the Value of Success in Project Management Organizations
Robert Cook, PhD, Argosy University (as part of a dissertation)

Project Success in Relation with Organizational Roles and Capabilities and Project Manager's Skills and Capabilities
Asan Sofian, University of Strathclyde

Integrating Project Management and Sustainable Development for Construction Projects
Mohamed E. M. Eid, PhD, University of Edinburgh (from a doctoral thesis)

Project Management Around the World

Understanding the Project Management Process in China
Philip Emerson Dodyk, Indiana University

International Projects With and In Latin America or Cómo somos y cómo nos ven: Proyectos Internacionales en y con América Latina
Marina D. Crosby, President, 2Americas Corp.

Commonalities and Differences in Project Management Around the World: A Survey of Project Management Categories and Life Cycles
Russell Archibald, PMI Fellow, PMP, Archibald Associates, and Vladimir Voropaev, Dr.Sc., GASIS

Survey on the Relationship Between the Perception of Project Success and Practices for Benefits Realization Management
Carlos Eduardo Martins Serra, the University of Warwick

Project Management Offices

Identifying Forces Driving PMO Changes
Monique Aubry, Brian Hobbs, Ralf Müller and Tomas Blomquist, University of Quebec in Montreal, Umeä School of Business, Umeä University

The Reality of Project Management Offices (PMOs)
J. Brian Hobbs, PhD, University of Québec at Montréal

The Effect of the PMO on IT Project Management
Yong W. Lee, Hawaii Pacific University

The Impact of Implementing a Project Management Office (PMO)
Michael Stanleigh, Business Improvement Architects

Reasons for Establishing PMO and its Influence on PMO Operational Success
Sweryn Spalek, Ph.D., Silesian University of Technology

Virtual Project Management

An Investigation of the Role of Trust in Virtual Project Success
Chanda K. Mumbi, Murdoch University

Efforts of the Web-based Virtual Environment on Construction Project Teams
Pandit Karnasuta, PhD, University of Reading, England

The Effect of Geographical Separation, Mediated Communications, and Culture, on Tester Team Member Trust of Other Information Technology Virtual Project Teams Members
Thomas Wise, Capella University

Exploring the Well-Being of Short-Term, Virtual Project Team Members
Kenneth G. Smazik, Walden University