Project Manager ‘Management Competency’ vs. ‘Technical Competency’. Which Is More Important to Overall Project Management Success?

Authors

Barry Jon Bauer, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical UniversityFollow
Tracey M. Richardson, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical UniversityFollow
James W. Marion Jr, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical UniversityFollow

Submitting Campus

Worldwide

Department

Decision Sciences

Document Type

Article

Publication/Presentation Date

4-2014

Abstract/Description

Project managers apply multiple skills and competencies in the course of successfully delivering projects. Management and technical competencies represent two major competency categories associated with project management. In this study, the relationship between management and technical competency was investigated and a weak, yet positive correlation was observed as an outcome of this quantitative study.

Publication Title

International Journal of Engineering Research and Applications

Publisher

International Journal of Engineering Research and Applications

Scholarly Commons Citation

Barry Jon Bauer et al Int. Journal of Engineering Research and Applications ISSN : 2248-9622, Vol. 4, Issue 4( Version 1), April 2014, pp.269-273