Investing in project management certification: Do organisations get their money’s worth?

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Abstract

The professionalisation of project management has been a contentious topic for some time. Project management certification is seen as a step towards the professionalisation of the discipline. Certifications were developed as a means to provide individuals with the appropriate knowledge and skills required to deliver projects successfully. Although project management certification programmes are now commonplace across the globe, research is yet to fully investigate the true influence certifications have on project performance. This paper revealed that South African IT project performance is not influenced by project management certification. Moreover, it was established that certifications need to be redesigned to ensure that the professionalisation of project management remains on track.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)51-74
Number of pages24
JournalInformation Technology and Management
Volume19
Issue number1
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Mar 2018

Keywords

  • IT project management
  • Project management certification
  • Project management professionalisation
  • South Africa

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Information Systems
  • Communication
  • Business, Management and Accounting (miscellaneous)

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