Abstract
Background: The South African construction industry is noted to be one of the most popular industries heavily dependent on projects. Calls exist for research that ascertains not just how entrepreneurs act as project managers but also the evaluation of project success and the role information management plays in all this.Objectives: The aim of this study was to understand the views and experiences of entrepreneurs in how: (1) project management success is conceptualised, and (2) the role that information management played to this within a South African construction industry space.Method: The study adopts a qualitative research approach using semi-structured interviews to generate narratives and themes around how: (1) project management success is conceptualised, and (2) the role that information management played to this. A sample of 15 entrepreneurs working within the construction industry was used for this study.Results: Based on the analysis of the narratives of the 15 entrepreneurs, project success was conceptualised mainly along three themes. Firstly, project success was about keeping the customer happy. Secondly, project success in the construction industry meant meeting the set targets, especially those of a financial nature. Finally, project success was about channelling internal synergies to realise external gains. Further, the 15 entrepreneurs espoused one main sub-theme around the role of information management to this conceptualisation of project success. This posits the role of information management to be a currency in effective decision-making.Conclusion: The study concluded by focusing on the implications and recommendations based on the identified themes.
Highlights
To entrepreneurs and managers, projects potentially play an important role in either the success or failure of their business ventures
A general research question is proposed: What is the role of information management within project management success from the lens of a sample of entrepreneurs operating within the South African construction industry?
The final theme of this study reports on the range of tools and techniques that assists the entrepreneurs in the construction management for project success
Summary
Projects potentially play an important role in either the success or failure of their business ventures. It becomes imperative to study projects as units of analysis and to manage them, including stakeholder behaviour (Eskerod & Huemann 2013), with the ultimate aim of project success and quests for sustainability (Jansson & Ljung 2013). Calls exist for research that seeks to understand the link between project management and entrepreneurship as related concepts and the complexity that characterise both (Hjorth, Holt & Steyaert 2015). Calls exist for research that ascertains not just how entrepreneurs act as project managers and the evaluation of project success and the role information management plays in all this
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