Project management performance by company-related characteristics and COVID-19 factors
| Factor | N | Above-standard performance | % | p-value* |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Demographic and company-related characteristics | ||||
| Sector | 0.14 | |||
| Retail | 74 | 22 | 29.7% | |
| Accountancy/Banking/Finance | 34 | 12 | 35.3% | |
| Property/Construction | 31 | 9 | 29.0% | |
| Business Consulting/Management | 29 | 6 | 20.7% | |
| Information Technology | 23 | 7 | 30.4% | |
| Engineering/Manufacturing | 22 | 13 | 59.1% | |
| Other | 72 | 25 | 34.7% | |
| Company history | 0.087 | |||
| 1–5 years | 53 | 17 | 32.1% | |
| 6–10 years | 46 | 16 | 34.8% | |
| 11–30 years | 101 | 25 | 24.8% | |
| More than 30 years | 85 | 36 | 42.4% | |
| Company size | 0.025 | |||
| Small | 27 | 6 | 22.2% | |
| Medium | 138 | 38 | 27.5% | |
| Multinational | 120 | 50 | 41.7% | |
| COVID-19 and project management (PM) factors | ||||
| COVID-19 impact level | <0.001 | |||
| Mild | 93 | 45 | 48.4% | |
| Moderate | 106 | 25 | 23.6% | |
| Severe | 86 | 24 | 27.9% | |
| PM activity impacted | 0.023 | |||
| Planning | 83 | 22 | 26.5% | |
| Scheduling | 92 | 24 | 26.1% | |
| Controlling | 74 | 31 | 41.9% | |
| Other | 36 | 17 | 47.2% | |
| PM preparedness | <0.001 | |||
| Not prepared | 184 | 47 | 25.5% | |
| Prepared | 101 | 47 | 46.5% | |
| Challenges | 0.017 | |||
| Delayed projects | 152 | 45 | 29.6% | |
| Losing projects | 46 | 12 | 26.1% | |
| Lack of flexibility | 37 | 11 | 29.7% | |
| Other | 50 | 26 | 52.0% | |
| Factor | Above-standard performance | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0.14 | ||||
| Retail | 74 | 22 | 29.7% | |
| Accountancy/Banking/Finance | 34 | 12 | 35.3% | |
| Property/Construction | 31 | 9 | 29.0% | |
| Business Consulting/Management | 29 | 6 | 20.7% | |
| Information Technology | 23 | 7 | 30.4% | |
| Engineering/Manufacturing | 22 | 13 | 59.1% | |
| Other | 72 | 25 | 34.7% | |
| 0.087 | ||||
| 1–5 years | 53 | 17 | 32.1% | |
| 6–10 years | 46 | 16 | 34.8% | |
| 11–30 years | 101 | 25 | 24.8% | |
| More than 30 years | 85 | 36 | 42.4% | |
| 0.025 | ||||
| Small | 27 | 6 | 22.2% | |
| Medium | 138 | 38 | 27.5% | |
| Multinational | 120 | 50 | 41.7% | |
| <0.001 | ||||
| Mild | 93 | 45 | 48.4% | |
| Moderate | 106 | 25 | 23.6% | |
| Severe | 86 | 24 | 27.9% | |
| 0.023 | ||||
| Planning | 83 | 22 | 26.5% | |
| Scheduling | 92 | 24 | 26.1% | |
| Controlling | 74 | 31 | 41.9% | |
| Other | 36 | 17 | 47.2% | |
| <0.001 | ||||
| Not prepared | 184 | 47 | 25.5% | |
| Prepared | 101 | 47 | 46.5% | |
| 0.017 | ||||
| Delayed projects | 152 | 45 | 29.6% | |
| Losing projects | 46 | 12 | 26.1% | |
| Lack of flexibility | 37 | 11 | 29.7% | |
| Other | 50 | 26 | 52.0% | |
Note(s): Number of respondents = 285 *Based on the chi-square test or t-test/Mann–Whitney U test
Source(s): Table by authors
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