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Article Quality Management, Leadership, Skill Development 1 April 2018

PM Network

The Wrong Way

By Hemlock, Rose Project managers pursue training and certifications so they are immersed in well-established practices heralded as the gold standard. Yet they're often surprised to find that some projects end up…

Article Quality Management, Decision Making, Leadership, Skill Development 1 June 2017

Project Management Journal

The Impact of Emotional Intelligence, Project Managers' Competencies, and Transformational Leadership on Project Success

By Maqbool, Rashid | Sudong, Ye | Manzoor, Nasir | Rashid, Yahya Project stakeholders always strive for a successful project, hence there is growing concern about the factors that influence project success. Although the success of a project is influenced by…

Article Quality Management, Leadership 1 April 2017

Project Management Journal

The Impact of Project Managers' Personality on Project Success in NGOs

By Hassan, Muhammad Mubbashar | Bashir, Sajid | Abbas, Syed Moqaddas This study examined the extent to which project managers' personality determines project success through the mediating mechanism of transformational leadership. The context of the study was…

Article Quality Management, Change Management, Leadership 1 March 2017

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Spotlight on Peru

By Elton, Catherine Peru is forging a different path forward. As one of the world's largest mineral exporters, the South American country's economy has long been at the mercy of volatile metal prices. High values…

Conference Paper Quality Management, Leadership, Skill Development 11 May 2015

Vision to value

By Williams, Todd C. Value is the linchpin of project success. Although scope, schedule, and budget are key factors in project success, there is no guarantee that meeting these constraints will result in a positive…

Conference Paper Quality Management, Leadership, Skill Development 2012

The relationship between culturally endorsed leadership theory (CLT) factors and project success

By Sheikh, Rizwan A. | Müller, Ralf The existing literature on organizational behavior and general management theory frequently reports on the impacts of leadership and culture on organizations. Project management researchers have…

Article Quality Management, Leadership, Skill Development February 2011

Project Management Journal

Leadership substitutes and personality impact on time and quality in virtual new product development projects

By Strang, Kenneth David Leadership, personality, and organizational factors were analyzed to measure their combined effect on virtual-based new product development (NPD) time and scope-quality performance. Over 1,000 team…

Conference Paper Quality Management, Leadership, Skill Development 2010

The evolution from a project manager into a project leader

By Wills, Kerry R. Today's organizations demand much from their project managers, not only in terms of quantity managed, but also in relation to quality achieved. To compete in today's continuously evolving…

Article Quality Management, Leadership, Skill Development May 2007

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Checks & balances

By Jedd, Marcia Processes or leadership: Which one most enables project success? Effective project managers know that both are equally important to helping a project team achieve their project objectives. Based on…

Article Quality Management, Leadership, Skill Development February 2006

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Do you really "get" your job?

By Whitten, Neal Only when each project team member understands their role and their responsibility does each individual really understand their job and the expectations that others have of them. This article…