The impact of project methodologies on project success in different project environments
The impact of project methodologies on project success in different project environments
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DOI：
10.1108/ijmpb-03-2015-0025
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发表时间：
2016-01-01
影响因子：
2.7
通讯作者：
Muller, Ralf
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作者：
Joslin, Robert;Muller, Ralf
目的-本文的目的是定性地验证理论推导的研究模型的结构，同时获得见解，以指导更大的方法研究方向，它们的元素，以及它们对项目成功的影响。在这样做的过程中，调查不同的项目环境，特别是项目治理，是否会影响方法和项目成功之间的关系。设计/方法论/方法-采用演绎方法来验证理论推导的研究模型。总共使用了来自四个国家的11个工业部门的19次访谈来收集数据。在分析中使用模式匹配技术来演绎验证研究模型。发现-项目方法学要素与项目成功的特征之间存在正相关关系；然而，环境因素，特别是项目治理，会影响项目方法及其要素的使用和有效性，从而对项目成功的特征产生影响。研究局限/启示——项目治理在项目方法有效性的调节作用中起着重要作用。权变理论适用于根据项目环境对项目方法论的选择和定制。实际影响-理解项目方法学及其要素对项目成功特征的影响，同时受到项目环境的缓和，例如，由于方法学要素的有效性受到项目环境的负面影响而导致的项目绩效次优的风险。原创性/价值——项目方法学（异质相关元素的集合）对项目成功特征的影响在被项目环境（尤其是项目治理）调节的同时被识别出来。
Purpose - The purpose of this paper is to qualitatively validate the constructs of a theoretically derived research model while gaining insights to steer the direction of a greater study on methodologies, their elements, and their impact on project success. In doing so, to investigate whether different project environments, notably project governance, impacts the relationship between methodologies and project success.Design/methodology/approach - A deductive approach was applied to validate a theoretically derived research model. In total, 19 interviews across 11 industrial sectors and four countries were used to collect data. Pattern-matching techniques were utilized in the analysis to deductively validate the research model.Findings - There is a positive relationship between projectmethodology elements and the characteristics of project success; however, environmental factors, notably project governance, influence the use and effectiveness of a project methodology and its elements with a resulting impact on the characteristics of project success.Research limitations/implications - Project governance plays a major role in the moderating effect of a project methodology's effectiveness. Contingency theory is applicable to a project's methodology's selection and its customization according to the project environment.Practical implications - Understand the impact of project methodologies and their elements on the characteristics of project success while being moderated by the project environment, for example, the risk of suboptimal project performance due to the effectiveness of methodology elements being negatively impacted by the project environment.Originality/value - The impact of a project methodology (collection of heterogeneous-related elements) on the characteristics of project success is identified while being moderated by the project environment, notably project governance.