Abstract
Abstract: Among the coordination mechanisms present in an organization defined by Mintzberg, there are the mechanisms based on standardization of processes, employee skills and outputs. This study intends to investigate, through an exploratory and quantitative approach, the relationship between standardization-based coordination mechanisms, considered essential for project objectives accomplishment, and project performance. In addition, it is proposed to investigate whether project size, project manager power, technical system complexity and external environment stability affect the relationship between standardization mechanisms and project performance. In order to test the proposed model, the structural equation modeling technique was used in an empirical research with 216 professionals that have already worked on projects. The results showed that work processes standardization has a significant effect on the performance of projects and that their effectiveness is greater in smaller projects, when the project manager has power of action, when the external environment is stable and the technical system is not complex. This study also showed evidence that the proper use of standardization-based coordination mechanisms may have its effects enhanced when contingency factors are considered.
Highlights
The standardization of work processes positively impacts the performance of projects
The structural model was reduced to just one Coordination Mechanism and was again analyzed and presented the result illustrated by Table 10 and Figure 2
The results indicate that the Coordination Mechanisms significantly influence the Project Performance
Summary
When analyzing the bodies of knowledge present in the main project management methodologies (BSI, 2017; PMI, 2017; APM, 2017), there is a common understanding that it is only possible to achieve excellence in project management from the implementation of standardized processes (Kerzner, 2017) and homogenization of skills through certification programs (PMI, 2017). This situation is configured as the use of standardization as a coordination mechanism in projects. By identifying the aspects that influence the performance of projects, it helps managers to improve project results
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