Zulu, S (2007) Impact of project management on project performance: A structural equation modelling approach. In: Boyd, D (ed.) Proceedings of 23rd Annual ARCOM Conference, 3-5 September 2007, Belfast, UK.
Abstract
The relationship between project management and project performance is evaluated from a Structural equation modelling (SEM) perspective. This approach differs from many studies that have examined this relationship.. The approach taken in this research argues for an extended understanding of the strength of the direct and indirect influence of the different project management influencing factors on project performance. A survey investigating the influence of project management processes on performance was conducted. Using structural equation modelling the direct and indirect causal influence of project management influencing factors was evaluated. The use of SEM was compared to other multivariate methods that have been used in similar studies. The findings show that the use of SEM improves the understanding of the direct and indirect relationship between project management influencing factors and project performance.
| Item Type: | Conference Paper (Paper) |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | critical success factor; performance; project management; structural equation modelling |
| Index terms: | influencing factor, survey, project management process, structural equation modelling, project management, project performance, critical success factor |
| Subjects: | risk assessment, data collection methods, project management theory and practice, statistical analysis, control systems |
| Topics: | Risk Management, Research Practice, Project Management |
| Descriptive scope: | 4 PCEA |
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