The competency component needed by the Project Manager in managing the Road Project in West Sumatera, Indonesia

Abstract

Road construction and upgrading projects are currently being intensively implemented in West Sumatra, and this is very important in increasing the competitiveness of the Indonesian economy. During the construction period, it will give a positive impression to be able to reduce transportation costs, use value and labour productivity. In this case, a project manager will play an important role in the success of the project. There are some opinions that a project manager will determine the likelihood of a project success, even though their projects often facing big problems. In this paper, the focus is on determining the competency component of the Road Project Manager in West Sumatra in implementing the Project Management concept that leads to project success. Based on this and in accordance with this study, the approach used in data collection and processing is a qualitative. The results of the factor analysis are shown to the experts, to establish that all of these factors are important in developing the success of the project managed by the Project Manager. The results of the factor analysis obtained 65 combined factors what has been validated by experts. In conclusion, all these factors are important in determining the performance of a Project Manager in West Sumatra.