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Perceived Required Skills and Abilities in Information Systems Project Management

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  • Jerry Cha-Jan Chang

    (Department of Management, Entrepreneurship and Technology, Lee Business School, University of Nevada-Las Vegas, Las Vegas, NV, USA)

  • Gholamreza Torkzadeh

    (Department of Management, Entrepreneurship and Technology, Lee Business School, University of Nevada-Las Vegas, Las Vegas, NV, USA)

Abstract

This article reports on results of a study on Information Systems (IS) project management skill set based on a two-round data collection from IS project managers and professionals. The first phase involved interviews with 47 project managers that resulted in identification of 12 important project management skills. In phase two, a survey was developed, based on phase 1 study results, to collect data from 41 IS project managers and professionals. Results identify rankings of the 12 skills as the 12 skills are further grouped into four categories of Communication and relationship management, Resource management, Change leadership, and Administrative.

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  • Jerry Cha-Jan Chang & Gholamreza Torkzadeh, 2013. "Perceived Required Skills and Abilities in Information Systems Project Management," International Journal of Information Technology Project Management (IJITPM), IGI Global, vol. 4(1), pages 1-12, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:igg:jitpm0:v:4:y:2013:i:1:p:1-12
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