Harris, James Egerson (2025) Relationship between time assessment, cost projection, and project performance in the U.S. Government. DBA thesis, Walden University, USA.
Abstract
Project management roles are becoming increasingly important, yet project failure rates remain significant. Business leaders and stakeholders are concerned about successful project completion, as unresolved failures threaten organizational viability. Grounded in the iron triangle theory, the purpose of this quantitative correlational research project was to examine the relationship between time assessment, cost projections, and project performance. Participants included 84 professionals, including project/program managers and IT analysts in Northern Virginia, who completed the Project Implementation Profile (PIP) tool. Results of Spearman's Rho correlational test were significant, indicating time (r = 0.240, p = 0.030) and cost (r = 0.273, p = 0.013) had weaker but statistically significant correlations with overall PIP performance. However, the results of the multiple linear regression were not significant, with (F(2, 79) = 2.945, p = 0.058, R² = 0.069). These differing levels of significance suggest that the data may not be entirely linear. A key recommendation for business leaders is to carefully consider budget and time constraints and align them more closely with expected outcomes to ensure the efficient use of organizational resources. The implications for positive social change include the potential for business leaders to implement enhanced project planning strategies, thereby improving success rates that benefit employees through sustained job security and organizations via economic contributions to local communities.
| Item Type: | Thesis (Doctoral) |
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| Thesis advisor: | Burchell, Jodine |
| Index terms: | project failure, becoming, government project, project performance, implementation, manager, strategy, program, project planning, organizational viability |
| Subjects: | control systems, business, administrative law, project management theory and practice, management, software systems, contractual arrangements, practitioner, project completion, philosophical process |
| Topics: | Business Strategy, Research Practice, Roles and Professions, Digital Applications, Organizational Design, Project Management, Procurement, Legal Issues |
| Descriptive scope: | 2 PC |
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