View Item 

Experiences of Accidental Project Managers - An Australian Survey

Access Status
Fulltext not available
Authors
Baccarini, David
Darrell, V.
Date
2006
Type
Conference Paper

Metadata
Show full item record
Citation
Baccarini, David and Darrell, Vanessa. 2006. : Experiences of Accidental Project Managers - An Australian Survey, Achieving Excellence: 3rd Annual Project Management Australia Conference 2006 (PMOz 2006), 8-11 Aug 2006. Sofitel, Melbourne: Project Management Global.
Source Title
3rd Annual Project Management Australia Conference 2006: Pmoz 2006
Source Conference
Achieving Excellence: 3rd Annual Project Management Australia Conference 2006 (PMOz 2006)
Faculty
Division of Humanities
Faculty of Built Environment, Art and Design
Faculty of Built Environment, Art and Design (BEAD)
URI
Collection
Abstract

The accidental project manager is part of project management folklore. Many project managers enter into project management by accident, with little preparation for this challenging role. This paper presents the results of research into the experiences of accidental project managers in Perth, Western Australia, based on questionnaires from 46 individuals principally from the government sector. The key conclusions are: project managers are principally selected due to their technical knowledge or expertise; there is a gap between the skills the project manager possesses and the skills requiredof the role; organisations make personal development opportunities available to accidental project managers principally through training and experience; there is a lack of project management methodologies, tools and techniques to support accidental project managers