Change Management as a Mediating Variable on the Relationship between Digital Transformation and Project Management Efficiency

Abstract

Purpose: This study is one of the requirements for preparing a professional doctoral dissertation on digital transformation, change management, and project management applied to the private electricity sector in Egypt. Aim and objectives: Describe the extent of the reality of the Digital Transformation of the private Electricity sector in Egypt. Disclosure of the interest in the Electricity sector in Egypt to benefit from Digital Transformation in achieving Change Management. Determining the extent of interest in our Electricity sector in Egypt to benefit from Digital Transformation in Project Management Efficiency. Identify the extent of Change Management with achieving Project Management Efficiency in the Electricity sector in Egypt. Determining the extent of the impact of Digital Transformation on Project Management Efficiency through Change Management in the Electricity sector in Egypt. Hypothesis: Based on the empirical literature, the model expressed the digital transformation relationship as an independent variable that consists of three basic dimensions including (Employee Digital Skills (DS) - Digital Transformation Strategy (DTS) - Digital Technology (DT). change management as an intermediate variable uses the ADKAR model to investigate the role of each change management which consists of main dimensions (Awareness- Desire- Knowledge- Ability-Reinforcement). Finally, the principles of project management as a dependent variable and it consists of the following dimensions (Company’s main features-Project management process-Project, Program, and Portfolio Performance). Design/methodology/approach: Depending on the nature of the subject of the study and the information that must be obtained to reveal the effect of Digital Transformation (as an independent variable) on Project Management Efficiency (as a dependent variable), Change Management as a mediator variable and through the questions that the study seeks to answer, this study relied on the descriptive analytical approach, data were collected in the field through the survey list in the field study to test the validity of the assumptions on which the study was based. By obtaining this data from employees in the Electricity sector companies in Egypt. Main results: The study found There is a statistically significant impact of Digital Transformation on Change Management in the Electricity sector in Egypt the study found There is a statistically significant effect of Change Management on the Project Management Efficiency of the Electricity sector in Egypt. The study found that Digital Transformation has a statistically significant impact on Project Management Efficiency in the Electricity sector in Egypt. The study found that Digital Transformation has a statistically significant impact on Project Management Efficiency through Change Management in the Electricity sector in Egypt. Recommendation : Working to support Change Management through Ensure that workers are aware of the objectives of change in companies. That all workers have ample opportunities in the process of change. Ensure that employees have clarity about change. Working to support Digital Transformation through: Companies provide employees with resources or opportunities to acquire digital skills appropriate for digital transformation. Companies are interested in providing employees with resources or opportunities to acquire digital skills appropriate for digital transformation. Work to support Project Management Efficiency through Ensure that communication flows mainly between similar hierarchical levels. Ensure that all projects use the project management information system.