Title: Determinants associated with the application of strategic project management: empirical evidence on research and development projects

Authors: Charity Udodirim Ugonna; Edward G. Ochieng; Hellen Nyolo Otieno

Addresses: Raw Materials Research and Development Council, Abuja, Nigeria ' Faculty of Business and Law, The British University in Dubai (BUiD), Dubai, UAE ' Strathmore Business School, Ole Sangale Road, Nairobi City, Kenya

Abstract: The application of project management tools and techniques in the management of research and development projects has increased in recent years so as to achieve its strategic objective and manage the organisation's operations. This paper aims to present an overview of strategic project management application in research and development (R&D) projects and to identify success factors when dealing with research and development (R&D) projects. A quantitative research method was adopted and the data collected were analysed using SPSS. The study identified that the appointment of project team, experiences and competencies of project team and their ability to work as a team; management support in project funding; project planning; project management methodology and understanding of the principles of project management were found to be determinants that were associated with strategic project management and could affect the execution of R&D projects in public research organisations.

Keywords: strategic project management; project management; public research organisations; PROs; project management practitioners; research and development projects.

DOI: 10.1504/IJBPIM.2021.124029

International Journal of Business Process Integration and Management, 2021 Vol.10 No.3/4, pp.242 - 258

Received: 10 Sep 2020
Accepted: 14 Jan 2021
Published online: 11 Jul 2022 *

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