The key competences of successful project managers

• Authors: Maija-Helena Kurki , Auri Vesala , Taru Tallgren , Tero Uusitalo
• Languages of publication: PL

Abstracts

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Skilful project management will add value to business. The project manager’s ability tomobilize and combine resources plays a vital role in successful project management. Leadership andmanagement competences are identified and viewed as part of project management. The researchdata is based on Laurea’s student analysis of project management. Laurea’s implementation in businessdevelopment projects with real-life companies is part of the study programme for students.Individual skills of students used in these projects will be examined and compared to successfulproject management and leadership. The main results of the research verified that communication isthe main key competence for project success. Other key competences such as leadership attitude,a Project Manager’s motivational behaviour and project planning were included in the most criticalfactors of a project success.

Keywords

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project management; competences; success; leadership

• Publisher: Uniwersytet Przyrodniczo-Humanistyczny w Siedlcach
• Journal: Zeszyty Naukowe UPH seria Administracja i Zarządzanie
• Year: 2017
• Volume: 41
• Issue: 114
• Pages: 237-249

Dates

published

2019-05-12

Contributors

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Maija-Helena Kurki

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Auri Vesala

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Taru Tallgren

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Tero Uusitalo