Projects and personalities: A framework for individualising project management career development in the construction industry

Madter, Nancy; Bower, Denise; Aritua, Bernard

doi:10.1016/j.ijproman.2011.09.001

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“…The MBTI assessment tool has been used by several investigators within the project management domain (Madter, Bower, & Aritua, 2012; Sense, 2007; Jablokow & Booth, 2006). Dolfi and Andrews (2007) report “project managers have certain functional characteristics associated with their work environment that lend themselves well to MBTI classification …” (p. 675).…”

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From Every Direction–-How Personality Traits and Dimensions of Project Managers Can Conceptually Affect Project Success

Creasy

Anantatmula

2013

Project Management Journal

102

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Based on extensive literature review, this theoretical paper adds to the “soft skill” research stream by enlarging the scope of personality dimensions and their subsequent effects on project success and, second, considers dimensions heretofore not explored within the project management body of knowledge. We posit that a project manager's extent of communication apprehension, degree of innovativeness, level of self‐monitoring, conflict management style, degree of change orientation and Myers‐Briggs (MBTI) personality type can affect project outcomes. Additionally, we conjecture that organizational dynamics such as structure, incentive systems, and organizational project management maturity can moderate the relationship between these personality dimensions and project success.

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From Every Direction–-How Personality Traits and Dimensions of Project Managers Can Conceptually Affect Project Success

Creasy

Anantatmula

2013

Project Management Journal

102

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“…A common set of requirements for candidates for the position of project manager for a construction company is: higher technical education (preferably on the profile of the company's activity); experience from one year (in some cases from three years); good knowledge of activity and its market; ability to prepare technical and project documentation; leadership experience within project teams; communication skills. You also need to have skills in staff management, negotiating at a high level and defend his point of view, skills of time management, the ability to handle stress [7,8].…”

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Influence of construction organization project managers’ personal qualities on their professional efficiency

Leontev

2018

MATEC Web Conf.

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The work was aimed at studying the personal characteristics of project managers that affect the effectiveness of their professional activities. The study involved project managers working in construction companies, with different work experience. In the course of the research, the questionnaire "Satisfaction with the work of manager" was used to assess the level of satisfaction of project managers with their professional activities, the following methods were used to study personal qualities: the COS technique (communicative and organizational propensities), the technique of diagnosing a personality for motivating success and avoiding failures of T. Ehlers, "Big Five" test, multi-level personal questionnaire "Adaptability". To effectively perform their professional activities, the project manager should have a number of social and psychological knowledge and skills, knowledge of the industry's activities and the market in which the company specializes. According to the results of the research, such personal qualities as communicative and organizational abilities, motivational orientation of the person, consciousness, emotional stability, extraversion, openness, tendency to work in a team contribute to increase of the efficiency of the project manager's work.

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“…Madter et al (2012) provide an additional route for competency identification and individualized career development for the UK construction industry by developing a meta‐list competency model. Fryer (1985) cites social skills, decision‐making skills, problem‐solving skills, the ability to recognize opportunities, and adaptation to changes as key personal attributes that affect project success.…”

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Project Manager Profile Characterization in the Construction Sector in Bogotá, Colombia

González

Casas

Coronado

2013

Project Management Journal

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This study aims to describe and evaluate the characteristics (educational background, training, skills, and experience) that make up the project manager profile in the construction sector in Bogotá, Colombia. This study is based on a project management literature review, expert interviews and surveys with a group of project managers in the construction sector, and comparisons between them. This evaluation aims to contribute to the development of a clearer deﬁnition of the project manager profile in the Colombian context. The identified project manager profile satisfies the essential desired characteristics with some particular weaknesses related to education and training in project management.

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Projects and personalities: A framework for individualising project management career development in the construction industry

Cited by 50 publications

References 16 publications

From Every Direction–-How Personality Traits and Dimensions of Project Managers Can Conceptually Affect Project Success

From Every Direction–-How Personality Traits and Dimensions of Project Managers Can Conceptually Affect Project Success

Influence of construction organization project managers’ personal qualities on their professional efficiency

Project Manager Profile Characterization in the Construction Sector in Bogotá, Colombia

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