Thesis (MBA)--Stellenbosch University, 2002. / ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The project manager plays a vital role in determining the success of any project. In
multi-functional projects the project manager mostly has a technical background
covering only one of the participant functional areas and functional specialists are more
knowledgeable than the project leader in their area of technical expertise. Further more
both human resources and time are often scarce on projects. The project manager thus
needs very specific personal and managerial skills to enable him to operate effectively
in such a high pressure environment.
The study indicates a strong correlation between project manager characteristics
deemed important by South African project functionaries and those deemed important
by project functionaries on a global scale.
The relative importance of a number of project manager characteristics are however
rated exceptionally high or low by South African project functionaries. The most
important "undervalued" characteristics (thus posing a threat to project management)
are; administrative skills, dealing with people and vision/seeing the big picture.
A clear distinction exists between the relative importance of project manager
characteristics amongst different subgroups of project functionaries in South Africa.
Subgroups are inter alia formed by functional sectors within the economy, the
managerial level of the functionary within the organisation (project manager- project
personnel/ senior manager), and the average project duration. / AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: Die projekbestuurder speel 'n baie belangrike rol in die bepaling van die sukses van
enige projek. In multi-funksionele projekte dek die tegniese agtergrond van die
projekbestuurder meestal slegs een van die deelnemende funksionele areas en beskik
funksionele spesialiste oor meerdere kennis in hul areas van tegniese kundigheid as die
projekbestuurder. Verder is menslike hulpbronne en tyd dikwels skaars op projekte. Die
projekbestuurder benodig dus baie spesifieke persoonlike- en bestuursvaardighede om
hom in staat te stel om effektief in so 'n hoë-druk omgewing te kan funksioneer.
Die studie dui op 'n sterk korrelasie tussen projekbestuurder eienskappe wat as
belangrik beskou word deur Suid-Afrikaanse projekfunsionarisse en dié wat as belangrik
beskou word deur projekfunsionarisse op 'n globale skaal.
Die relatiewe belangrikheid van 'n aantal projekbestuurdereienskappe word egter
uitsonderlik hoog of laag beskou deur Suid-Afrikaanse projekfunsionarisse. Die mees
belangrike "ondergewaardeerde" (wat dus 'n bedreiging vir projekbestuur inhou)
eienskappe is: Administratiewe vaardighede, interteraksie met mense, en visie/'n
geheelbeeld.
'n Duidelike onderskeid bestaan tussen die relatiewe belangrikheid van
projekbestuurder eienskappe van verskillende subgroepe van projekfunksionarisse in
Suid-Afrika. Subgroepe word onder andere gevorm deur: funksionele sektore in die
ekonomie, die bestuursvlak van die funksionaris binne die organisasie
(projekbestuurder- projekpersoneel/senior bestuurder) en gemiddelde projekduurtes.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:sun/oai:scholar.sun.ac.za:10019.1/52676 |
| Date | 12 1900 |
| Creators | Stapelberg, F. D. J. |
| Contributors | Brown, C., Stellenbosch University. Faculty of Economic & Management Sciences. Graduate School of Business. |
| Publisher | Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University |
| Source Sets | South African National ETD Portal |
| Language | en_ZA |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis |
| Format | 88 p. |
| Rights | Stellenbosch University |
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