Changes in IT Project Management Awareness According to Business Process Management Experts’ Opinion: Comparative Study 2017-2023

Purpose. The main purpose of this article is to compare experts’ opinions over two time periods to examine the differences in IT project management awareness and perception. The study was based on opinions expressed in a survey conducted in 2017 and 2023 during symposium meetings related to business process management. Methodology. The paper’s methodology is based on a theoretical and research approach. The survey questionnaire was constructed using a literature analysis and the authors’ own experience. The authors formulated a hypothesis addressing the issue of how awareness regarding IT project management has changed over the last five years. The main hypothesis was supplemented by auxiliary hypotheses concerning the variation regarding awareness of: the need to implement information systems into organizations, the need to apply process management within these implementations, and the determinants and effects of IT project management. Main results. The main results and findings of the research were determined by the validity of the hypotheses using the Fisher-Snedecor test. In addition, differences in city and Euclidean distance indices were calculated, which indicated the directions of changes in experts’ views on the place and role of project management. The results pointed to the existence of significant discrepancies between experts’ awareness in 2017 and 2023. The conclusions obtained from the survey may have important implications for both business practitioners and educational purposes. The theoretical contribution. Findings: the findings show the opinions of experts including individuals with a strong research interest and those with an academic background, and also incorporated respondents with substantial practical experience. Part of the respondents’ competence was related to years of using traditional project management methods, which in some way also shapes the approach to agile and hybrid methodologies. Practical implications (if applicable). The conclusion for future project management education at universities, consulting firms, specialized courses, etc. shows profiling in the direction of modern IT development trends correspond to the changes connected with strategies of modern mobile companies with remote access to the data, taking into account changes connected based on representatives from Generation Z, the demographic currently entering the workforce.