Abstract:
Purpose of this study was to identify the key competencies of a project manager who
has the responsibility of project success. Literature survey was conducted to identify
the Project Manager's competency profile towards project success.
Expert interviews were conducted to design the questionnaire survey and validate the
competencies identified from the literature. Web-based questionnaire was circulated
among Team Leaders, Project Directors, Project Managers and Engineers in Sri
Lankan construction industry. They were requested to rank the 57 competencies for
an effective project manager, based on their experience, 66 completed questioners
were returned and used for analysis.
It was identified that Communication skill under the category of Leadership
Competencies as the most important competency followed by Analytical thinking skill
under the category of Technical Competency and Leadership skill under the category
of Leadership Competencies. Results of this research can be used as a guideline to
select project managers for projects as well to design training programs for project
managers in order to develop their competencies.
Respondents perception of the ranking of competencies also evaluated, and results
showed that there is a strong relationship between Technical and Leadership
competencies. The analysis conducted to check the relationship between project
managers work experience and their competency ranking found that the meanvariance
was not significant.
Citation:
Mendis, L.B.S.K. (2019). Assessment of key competencies for project management in construction projects [Master’s theses, University of Moratuwa]. Institutional Repository University of Moratuwa. http://dl.lib.mrt.ac.lk/handle/123/15999