Abstract
Successful project completion is a challenging phenomenon for project managers. Various factors play an indispensable role in the success of a project. The objective of this study is to examine the role of project managers’ personalities in project success with the moderating role of external environmental factors i.e., political, economic, social. The study includes 145 project managers from 36 large-scale construction projects, from both the public and private sectors. The big five personality model was used to evaluate the personality traits of project managers and triple constraint criteria (cost, time, and quality) was used to gauge project success. Data has been collected through a well-structured questionnaire. The analysis of data indicated that personality traits like extraversion and openness are positive predictors of project success, whereas conscientiousness, agreeableness, and neuroticism did not have any direct relationship with project success. Importantly, the findings of this study concluded that external environmental factors—like political, economic, and social—moderately influence the link of specific project managers’ personality traits to project success. The role of external environmental factors as moderators has been discussed. The findings indicate the essential personality traits, as well as the role of external factors for achieving project success. The research contributions have relevance to both theory and practice and provide a deeper insight that is useful for individuals, organizations, researchers, practitioners, and decision-makers.
Highlights
Introduction published maps and institutional affilOver the last few decades, organizations are striving hard to complete their projects successfully in the shortest possible time [1]
Age was recorded in years, and work experience was recorded in the number of years the respondents had been managing the construction projects
This research study provided some important insights for researchers and professionals in terms of the relationship of project success with personality traits and external environmental factors
Summary
Over the last few decades, organizations are striving hard to complete their projects successfully in the shortest possible time [1]. They are constantly devising ways to improve practices and strategies for achieving higher rates of project success. Several organizations and projects are ineffective due to their limited knowledge and project management capabilities. It was reported that nearly one-third of multi-billion dollar projects funded by the World Bank in Pakistan failed to achieve their projected results due to the lack of project management capabilities and professional approach [3]. In Indonesia, it has been observed that the cause of overbudgeting and delay in projects, was ineffective utilization of project management knowledge [4]
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