eprintid: 54780
rev_number: 13
eprint_status: archive
userid: 1903
dir: disk0/00/05/47/80
datestamp: 2019-05-09 18:25:23
lastmod: 2019-05-09 18:25:23
status_changed: 2019-05-09 18:25:23
type: conference_item
metadata_visibility: show
creators_name: Ballesteros Sánchez, Luis Ignacio
creators_name: Ortiz Marcos, Isabel
creators_name: Rodríguez Rivero, Rocío
creators_id: luis.ballesteros.sanchez@alumnos.upm.es
creators_id: isabel.ortiz@upm.es
title: The impact of projectification on managers: main challenges
rights: by-nc-nd
ispublished: unpub
subjects: empresa
full_text_status: restricted
pres_type: paper
keywords: Project managers; Challenges; Competences; Projectification
abstract: PURPOSE: The goal of this research is to understand how project managers are adapting to current projectification environment and what are the main challenges they have to deal with in a day to day project work. METHODOLOGY: This research was conducted by means of semi-structured interviews and questionnaires. The participants in the study were 15 project managers and 57 project team’s members. A content analysis of the data was conducted regarding strengths and weaknesses from the project manager’s self-perceptions and project team members’ perceptions, using an inductive approach. FINDINGS: The research reveals interesting insights, such as the identification of emerging challenges for the project managers of today, such as dealing with communications issues, the motivation of project team members, leadership, and increasing emotional management and confidence. RESEARCH LIMITATIONS: The main limitation is related to the size and location of the sample, which represents the point of view of 15 Spanish Project managers and the members of their work teams and sets the cultural aspect aside. ORIGINALITY: This new era is changing how organizations and managers have to deal with people management, evolving towards more flexible and engaging leadership styles. This paper helps providing new insights into emerging challenges and needs of project managers, integrating team member’s perceptions.
date_type: completed
date: 2018-05
pagerange: 87-97
event_title: The 6th IPMA Research Conference : Project Management and its impact on societies
event_location: Río de Janeiro, Brasil
event_dates: September 03-05, 2018
event_type: conference
institution: Industriales
department: Ingenieria_Empresas
book_title: The 6th IPMA Research Conference : Project Management and its impact on societies
official_url: http://www.ipma-research-conference.world/
citation:   Ballesteros Sánchez, Luis Ignacio and Ortiz Marcos, Isabel and Rodríguez Rivero, Rocío  (2018).  The impact of projectification on managers: main challenges.  In: "The 6th IPMA Research Conference : Project Management and its impact on societies", September 03-05, 2018, Río de Janeiro, Brasil. pp. 87-97.    
document_url: https://oa.upm.es/54780/1/INVE_MEM_2018_282557.pdf