Date of Conferral
2021
Degree
Doctor of Business Administration (D.B.A.)
School
Business Administration
Advisor
Corie Anderson
Abstract
Information technology (IT) leaders lose billions of dollars and experience implementation delays because of failed projects. IT leaders must assign the right IT project manager to prevent project failure. Grounded in the critical success factor theory, the purpose of this quantitative correlational study was to examine the relationship between project managers’ gender (PMG), project managers’ years of experience (PMY), project managers’ age (PMA), and project success (PS) in the IT industry. Data were collected from 105 project managers in the U.S. IT sector using an online survey distribution platform. The results of the multiple regression analysis were not statistically significant. A key recommendation for IT leaders is to assign a project manager based on competency and leadership skills regardless of PMG, PMY, and PMA. The implications for positive social change include the potential for IT leaders to complete community critical IT projects by selecting the right project manager regardless of PMG, PMY, and PMA.
Recommended Citation
Hijazi, Michael, "Relationship Between Project Manager’s Gender, Years of Experience, and Age and Project Success" (2021). Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies. 10135.
https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/dissertations/10135
