Impact of Predictive and Agile Project Management Approaches on Project Success: Mediating Role of Team Work Quality

Hajira Tahir; Mohyuddin Tahir Mahmood; Fatima Mushtaq

doi:10.32350/jarms.62.01

Hajira Tahir Sustainable Access Foundation, California, USA https://orcid.org/0009-0008-0804-9948
Mohyuddin Tahir Mahmood Institute of Chartered Accountants of Pakistan, Karachi, Pakistan https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0587-0470
Fatima Mushtaq Hotel School, The Hague, Amsterdam, Netherland https://orcid.org/0009-0000-9877-9291

DOI: https://doi.org/10.32350/jarms.62.01

Keywords: agile project management, mediation, predictive project management, project success, resource-based theory

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The current study aimed to examine the impact of mediating role of Teamwork Quality (TWQ) to determine the relationship between Predictive-Project-Management (PPM), Agile-Project-Management (APM), and Project Success (PS). The study employed a cross-sectional design with survey methodology to analyze the responses of 299 Information Technology (IT) project managers in order to determine the relationships between PPM, APM, and TWQ using Partial Least Squares Structural Equation Modeling (PLS-SEM). The results suggested that both PPM and APM support project success and promote the combination of systematic planning and flexible management processes. In addition, this study demonstrated that TWQ acts as an intermediary variable that supports the connection between PPM, APM, and PS. That is, while PPM and APM can independently produce beneficial effects towards project outcomes; these are also accomplished by enhancing the quality of team-based collaboration. This study provided evidence to Resource-Based Theory (RBT) indicating that effective project management techniques and quality teamwork are organizational resources that assist in creating a sustainable competitive advantage. The results of this study provided useful recommendations to stakeholders to enhance collaborative performance and to blend planned and adaptive project management practices in order to improve project delivery, performance, and overall stakeholder satisfaction. Implications for future research include longitudinal designs, cross-industry comparative analysis, and investigations of other possible intermediate variables, such as leadership style.

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