{"title":"The effects of project management certification and project complexity on project quality in information technology projects: an organisational information processing perspective","authors":"Jenifer Walsh Robertson, Gregory N. Stock","doi":"10.1504/ijpom.2023.132722","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1504/ijpom.2023.132722","url":null,"abstract":"The demand for professionally certified project managers in information technology projects has grown significantly since the mid-1980s, and managers associate certification with project manager competence. However, there is little evidence that certification is related to the project quality. We therefore focus primarily on testing whether there is a positive relationship between project management certification and project quality. We also consider how project quality is related project complexity, and we employ organisational information processing theory to examine contingent relationships between these variables. Our results from a sample of 1,444 information technology projects in an international consulting firm show that contrary to expectations, certification was significantly related to poorer project quality. Complexity, as hypothesised, was negatively related to project quality. What was more surprising was a finding that project management certification amplified the negative relationship between project complexity and project quality. We conclude with a discussion of implications for practitioners and researchers.","PeriodicalId":38056,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Project Organisation and Management","volume":"29 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"136029742","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"A conceptual framework for scaled agile success","authors":"C. Marnewick, L. Khoza","doi":"10.1504/ijpom.2023.10054374","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1504/ijpom.2023.10054374","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":38056,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Project Organisation and Management","volume":"52 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"84552953","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
C. Aigbavboa, S. Afram, Titus Ebenezer Kwofie, Samuel Amos Abanyie, Florence Ellis
{"title":"Critical behavioural index for improving collaborative working in projects teams using Fuzzy Synthetic Evaluation","authors":"C. Aigbavboa, S. Afram, Titus Ebenezer Kwofie, Samuel Amos Abanyie, Florence Ellis","doi":"10.1504/ijpom.2023.10048755","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1504/ijpom.2023.10048755","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":38056,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Project Organisation and Management","volume":"7 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"86704666","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
D. Mesquita, Mariane Souza, Elisa Tinoco, R. M. Lima
{"title":"Using scenarios for the development of personal communication competence in project management","authors":"D. Mesquita, Mariane Souza, Elisa Tinoco, R. M. Lima","doi":"10.1504/ijpom.2023.10058182","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1504/ijpom.2023.10058182","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":38056,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Project Organisation and Management","volume":"23 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"89170246","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The effects of project management certification and project complexity on project quality in information technology projects: an organisational information processing perspective","authors":"G. Stock, J. W. Robertson","doi":"10.1504/ijpom.2023.10058185","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1504/ijpom.2023.10058185","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":38056,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Project Organisation and Management","volume":"48 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"74501588","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Aligning process-based knowledge management with competencies behaviour: effects of ISO practices","authors":"Nizar Raissi, Anas Hakeem","doi":"10.1504/ijpom.2023.131674","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1504/ijpom.2023.131674","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":38056,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Project Organisation and Management","volume":"17 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"81805771","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
João Faria, Ana Isabel Lopes, Catarina Oliveira, Teresa Ru�ão, Anabela Tereso, M. Araújo, G. Fernandes
{"title":"An integrated project management methodology under a social perspective in industrialisation projects","authors":"João Faria, Ana Isabel Lopes, Catarina Oliveira, Teresa Ru�ão, Anabela Tereso, M. Araújo, G. Fernandes","doi":"10.1504/ijpom.2023.10054375","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1504/ijpom.2023.10054375","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":38056,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Project Organisation and Management","volume":"23 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"76942451","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"On the Performance of Projects under Uncertainty: An Agent-based Simulation Modelling","authors":"S. Alvandi, Bijan Jamshid Nejad","doi":"10.1504/ijpom.2023.10046993","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1504/ijpom.2023.10046993","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":38056,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Project Organisation and Management","volume":"32 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"72761838","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}