Track: Engineering Economy
Abstract
Critical Competencies in Project-Based Organizations:
An Interpretive Structural Modelling approach
Sara Sajedi
Department of Industrial Engineering
Amirkabir University of Technology
Tehran, Iran
Mohsen Akbarpour Shirazi
Department of Industrial Engineering
Amirkabir University of Technology
Tehran, Iran
akbarpour@aut.ac.ir, mas216@yahoo.com, m.a.shirazi@gmail.com
Abstract
Obviously, the success of the projects is determined by the capabilities of project managers. Today, the standards of project management competence in the most advanced societies in the world are widely accepted. Several published articles and books in this area, and the increasing attention of organizations to the desirability of project management, also indicate its increasing importance. Developing a model for assessing the identification of project management based on the behavioral and professional principles in order to select, evaluate and enhance the human resources of the project will have a significant impact on the professional development and professional excellence of this specialized field in project-based organizations. Over the years, knowledge of skills and knowledge for project success has been one of the most basic issues. In this study, the Interpretive Structural Modeling (ISM) method was used and then the competencies were ranked according to the given privileges. The findings of this study indicate that all of the competencies of a project manager are significantly related to achieving project performance in terms of leadership, organization, production management, technicality, and so on. Knowledge and experience of project management, leadership, knowledge and practical experience, industry knowledge and experience, and cognitive and individual effectiveness are among the most influential factors that have a significant impact on competency.
Keywords
Project Management, Project Manager's Competency Standards, Project-based organizations, criteria, ISM methodology