Naslov
[PDF] from irb.hr Developing And Validating A Measuring Instrument For Assessing The Company's Maturity Of Project Management For Internal Projects

Autori
Vlahov, Rebeka Danijela

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Radovi u zbornicima skupova, cjeloviti rad (in extenso), ostalo

Izvornik
Book of Proceedings 7th International Scientific Conference Economic and Social Development / - , 2014, 477-485

Skup
7th International scientific conference Economic and Social Development

Mjesto i datum
Sjedinjene Američke Države, 24.10.2014

Vrsta sudjelovanja
Predavanje

Vrsta recenzije
Međunarodna recenzija

Ključne riječi
internal projects, maturity models, measuring instrument for project management maturity assessment, project management

Sažetak
Over the last three decades, project management as a discipline has undergone significant development is gaining visibility in all types of organizations. Today, companies are adopting approaches that can improve their practice of project management as a source of competitive strategy. In addition, an increasing number of different projects, programs and portfolios are professionally managed and more attention has been focused on the maturity models as means of quantifying the value of applied practices. Project management maturity models have appeared in the literature as a concrete, tangible way to assess aspects of project management maturity, and their purpose is to help companies to compare the explicit competence at the project or program level in relation to the standard. The maturity of project management can be explained as a part of the progressive model that develops organizational approach, methodology, strategy and decision-making process of key areas, and given that companies demonstrate behaviors that reflect their level of maturity, it can help to define the gaps and take important steps toward improving important activities and enhancing the entire culture around project management. Also, by comparing the results of the maturity assessment with the descriptions in the project management maturity model, the company gets an insight into its strengths and weaknesses and is able to prioritize its activities to make improvements. In order to assess a company’s project management maturity for internal projects, the author developed her own web model with eight dimensions, based on extensive study of secondary sources dealing with project management maturity models, as well as an appropriate instrument for assessing the maturity of each dimension and overall. The results of a pilot survey confirmed the possibility of using the instrument in companies regardless of their size, industry or type of ownership. Furthermore, the pilot study has proven the reliability and relevance of the measuring instrument ; it showed that respondents understood all the questions, that there are no significant technical problems while completing the questionnaire and helped to determine approximate time required for its completion, as well as pointed out the necessary improvements before it can be implemented.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

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