PMAC Members, Please Participate in this International Study on Project Management Methodologies

The Board of Directors of the PMAC encourage members to participate in a new international study on project management methodologies being conducted by Prof. Dr. Frederik Ahlemann who runs the Competence Center for Strategic IT Management at the Institute of Research on Information Systems (IRIS) of the EBS Business School in Wiesbaden, Germany.

The university is currently conducting a study on acceptance and use of project management methodologies (e.g PRINCE2, CCPM, PMBOK, O2PM, in-house developed etc.) by individuals involved in projects (e.g. project managers, project team members etc.). The study is also supported by the Project Management Institute (PMI) and PMA-India.

This is the first large-scale international quantitative study via online-survey that addresses this issue. To understand the cultural differences project managers / staff from many countries are participating - e.g. U.S.A, India, China, EU-countries, United Kingdom, and if possible further Asian and African countries.

In detail, the following questions are addressed:

• What needs of users are crucial for PM methodology acceptance?
• Based on which cognitive considerations do users decide about using a PM methodology?
• Which characteristics of a PM methodology influence this decision?
• How can users be encouraged to use PM methods as intended by the organization?

The online questionnaire can be accessed by using the following link:
http://ww3.unipark.de/uc/MA_GEYC