Implications of Project Managers’ Competencies on Project Success Moderating effect of Project Risk Management: A case of IT Sector in Lahore
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This research explores the association among the project managers’ competences of and the project success, with a particular emphasis on the moderating function that project risk management plays within the information technology sector in Lahore. The aim of this research is to get a considerate of the ways in which several characteristics shared by project managers, such as cognitive flexibility and systemic thinking, contribute to the success of projects. Furthermore, it investigates the ways in which good project risk management strategies might change the relationship between these two factors. We employ quantitative survey methodologies in this research article with IT professionals in Lahore, including Project Managers, Team Managers, and Portfolio Managers. The aim of the investigate is to deliver understandings into the association among managerial abilities and risk management. Through the use of a Google form, the data was obtained from the sample that was targeted. Two hundred and fifty replies were received in total. To conduct the analysis, we made advantage of SmartPLS. Despite the fact that the competencies of project managers make a substantial contribution to the success of a project, the data indicate that the incorporation of effective risk management procedures strengthens the association between all of these factors. The conclusions of this research have important repercussions for the management practices and training programs designed for information technology projects. They stress the significance of managerial abilities as well as risk reduction measures in the process of reaching successful project outcomes.
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