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Relationship Between Information System Project Characteristics And Project Management Activities: An Empirical Investigation, Vijay V. Raghavan, Deepak Khazanchi, Joyce L. Webster
Relationship Between Information System Project Characteristics And Project Management Activities: An Empirical Investigation, Vijay V. Raghavan, Deepak Khazanchi, Joyce L. Webster
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The activities of a project manager in overseeing the development of a software system are many and varied. Not all such activities are performed in managing every project. If so, a natural ensuing question is whether project managers adapt their managerial functions to the projects being managed. Prior research suggests that they do adapt, and that project characteristics may be the factors determining this adaptation. This assertion is investigated by considering three characteristics of a project (size, type, and environment) and investigating their association with four traditionally recognized management functions (planning, organizing, controlling, and motivating). Results indicate that project managers …