Figure 1
A conceptual model illustrating the relationships between project management skills, project quality, and SME performance. The model consists of three main components: project management skills, project quality, and SME performance. Project management skills include time management skills, risk management skills, communication skills, design skills, and technical skills. These skills are hypothesized to influence project quality, which in turn affects SME performance. SME performance is measured by profitability, innovation, customer satisfaction, and employee performance. Arrows indicate the directional flow from project management skills to project quality and from project quality to SME performance.Conceptual model illustrating the hypothesised relationships between project management skills, project quality, and SME performance. Source: Authors’ own work