An Assessment Of Project Management Competency: The Case Of Tiret Corporate
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2020-06
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Addis Ababa University
Abstract
The project manager’s competencies are essential for successful implementation of projects, those
competencies are personal and performance competency. This project work assessed the
competency of project manager’s in TIRET Corporate through descriptive research design and
quantitative research method. It investigated nine ongoing projects that are promoted by TIRET
Corporate. Project managers and project team members were the target population and filled out
questionnaires that consist closed-ended questions and 5 point Likert scale statements to analyze
the two competency variables- the personal and performance competencies. The result indicates
that there is a below-average mean score for application of performance competencies units and
an above-average mean score for application of personal competencies. The majority of the
respondents were bachelor degree holders with no training/ education associated with project
management. It is recommended that to improve competency level the corporate office shall have
a mature project support office with appropriate composition of experts, use a standardized
templet, design professional development strategy in project management methodologies, and
evaluating project manager’s and project team’s competency level using a standardized
competency assessment tool. Future studies, to investigate all related variables can extend the
scope and provide a complete picture of the overall project management competency of the
organization under the study.
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project management,, performance competency,, personal competency