A Theoretical Study on Project Delivery and Leadership Style

Abstract

The relationship between project manager and project delivery is obvious. The use of a project management method or standard like PMBOK and PRINCE2 remains very important for the success of the project. Several critical success and failure factors of a project were studied and one of the responsibilities in ensuring successful delivery lies in project manager. This paper includes reviews from 45 articles which discovered different styles, attributes and skills that justify good leadership in support of successful project delivery. The findings further supported by an interviewed data obtained from an industry which shows that leadership styles influence in achieving successful project delivery. In addition, shifting in styles is require to optimize the effectiveness of a leader thus increase in team performance in achieving successful project delivery. Finally, a conceptual model showing the relationship between leadership and project delivery was proposed.