Critical project manager competencies in managing highway projects in West Sumatera - Indonesia

Abstract

The Highway development projects currently being implemented in West Sumatra, Indonesia is important in increasing the competitiveness in the country’s economy. At the same period, it will also give a positive impression such as being able to reduce the cost of transportation, increase the quality of life, the value of use and labour productivity. The project managers play an important role in the success of the project. There is a consensus that project managers increase the likelihood of project success even though their projects face major problems. In this paper, the focus is on identifying the competency of Highway Project Managers in West Sumatera in carrying out the Project Management concept that leads to project success. Based on that and in accordance with this study, the approach used in data collection and processing is a qualitative approach. The results of the factor analysis are shown to experts, to establish that all these factors are important in development the performance of a project managed by the Project Manager. The results of the factor analysis derive 31 factors that are validated by the experts. And all these factors are crucial in determining the performance of the Project Manager.