The importance attached by project managers to project success criteria and the associated rates of project success were assessed for different types of projects, industries and traits of project managers. 959 responses to a web-based survey showed that importance attached to project success criteria and project success rates differ by industry, project complexity and the age and nationality of...

Modern large new product developments (NPD) are typically characterized by many uncertainties and frequent changes. Often the embedded software development projects working on such products face many problems compared to traditional, placid project environments. One of the major project management decisions is then the selection of the project’s software process model. An appropriate process mo...

Project managers tend to confront multiple challenges in Global Software Development (GSD), including misunderstandings about the project requirements, complex estimations of costs, risks, and efforts, along with increases task allocation a lack coordination. “Soft skills” play fundamental role solving these challenges, as they are human or social abilities that facilitate resolution conflicts ...

An ongoing question is what constitutes the characteristics of a project manager. This subject many studies. The characteristics, skills, abilities and knowledge managers—essential factors in project’s success—describe their level competency. study aims to assess relationship between manager competencies complexity information technology (IT) sector. In total, 21 semi-structured interviews were...

Markus Lederer ([email protected]) is Assistant Professor for International Relations at the University of Potsdam, Germany, and is assistant project manager of the research project D3 “New Modes of Governance in Climate Protection: Green companies in Newly Industrializing Countries” of the Collaborative Research Centre SFB 700 ’Governance in Areas of Limited Statehood’ (www.sfb-governance...