The Impact of Project Management Tools on Project Results: Evaluation of a Survey Among Managers Leading International Development Projects for four selected Central and Eastern European Donors
As the success rate of international development projects might be still below expectations, several studies have explored whether and how the use of project management (PM) tools might improve internal and external project performance. This article looks specifically at four selected Central and Ea...
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| description | As the success rate of international development projects might be still below expectations, several studies have explored whether and how the use of project management (PM) tools might improve internal and external project performance. This article looks specifically at four selected Central and Eastern European countries and evaluates a newly collected data set. Based on a survey, the study examines the adoption of PM tools among project managers in the region. Furthermore, with the use of cluster analysis, it suggests that the tools are adopted progressively in four stages that differ culturally from other international studies. Last but not least, using structural equation modelling, the research indicates that among the surveyed project managers, the use of stage 1 tools might directly contribute to the improvement of internal project results and that these internal results might then have a positive impact also on the external project performance. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-8f337d8add51438689a4c6472e0bee102023-12-26T07:43:11ZengSciendoReview of Economic Perspectives1804-16632023-12-0123425127610.2478/revecp-2023-0010The Impact of Project Management Tools on Project Results: Evaluation of a Survey Among Managers Leading International Development Projects for four selected Central and Eastern European DonorsDufková Gabriela01University of Economics in Prague, Faculty of International Relations, Department of World Economy, náměstí Winstona Churchila 1938/4, 130 67 Praha 3 – Žižkov, Czech RepublicAs the success rate of international development projects might be still below expectations, several studies have explored whether and how the use of project management (PM) tools might improve internal and external project performance. This article looks specifically at four selected Central and Eastern European countries and evaluates a newly collected data set. Based on a survey, the study examines the adoption of PM tools among project managers in the region. Furthermore, with the use of cluster analysis, it suggests that the tools are adopted progressively in four stages that differ culturally from other international studies. Last but not least, using structural equation modelling, the research indicates that among the surveyed project managers, the use of stage 1 tools might directly contribute to the improvement of internal project results and that these internal results might then have a positive impact also on the external project performance.https://doi.org/10.2478/revecp-2023-0010international developmentproject management toolsproject performancecentral and eastern european donorscluster analysisstructural equation modellingo22f35f36 |
| spellingShingle | Dufková Gabriela The Impact of Project Management Tools on Project Results: Evaluation of a Survey Among Managers Leading International Development Projects for four selected Central and Eastern European Donors Review of Economic Perspectives international development project management tools project performance central and eastern european donors cluster analysis structural equation modelling o22 f35 f36 |
| title | The Impact of Project Management Tools on Project Results: Evaluation of a Survey Among Managers Leading International Development Projects for four selected Central and Eastern European Donors |
| title_full | The Impact of Project Management Tools on Project Results: Evaluation of a Survey Among Managers Leading International Development Projects for four selected Central and Eastern European Donors |
| title_fullStr | The Impact of Project Management Tools on Project Results: Evaluation of a Survey Among Managers Leading International Development Projects for four selected Central and Eastern European Donors |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Impact of Project Management Tools on Project Results: Evaluation of a Survey Among Managers Leading International Development Projects for four selected Central and Eastern European Donors |
| title_short | The Impact of Project Management Tools on Project Results: Evaluation of a Survey Among Managers Leading International Development Projects for four selected Central and Eastern European Donors |
| title_sort | impact of project management tools on project results evaluation of a survey among managers leading international development projects for four selected central and eastern european donors |
| topic | international development project management tools project performance central and eastern european donors cluster analysis structural equation modelling o22 f35 f36 |
| url | https://doi.org/10.2478/revecp-2023-0010 |
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