Project Success

Leadership Styles

Row totals

Laissezfaire

Democratic

Autocratic

Bureaucratic

Other

Not given

Clarity of overall project mission and goals

O₁ = 2

E₁ = 3.10

O₂ = 52

E₂ = 38.81

O₃ = 12

E₃ = 14.90

O₄ = 26

E₄ = 30.13

O₅ = 4

E₅ = 4.14

O₆ = 3

E₆ = 7.73

99

Top management support

O₇ = 1

E₇ = 1.94

O₈ = 22

E₈ = 24.31

O₉ = 5

E₉ = 9.33

O₁₀ = 25

E₁₀ = 19.31

O₁₁ = 3

E₁₁ = 2.59

O₁₂ = 6

E₁₂ = 4.82

62

Schedules and plans/well laid out specifications

O₁₃ = 2

E₁₃ = 2.85

O₁₄ = 35

E₁₄ = 35.68

O₁₅ = 22

E₁₅ = 13.70

O₁₆ = 27

E₁₆ = 26.69

O₁₇ = 1

E₁₇ = 3.80

O₁₈ = 4

E₁₈ = 7.10

91

Competency of project personnel

O₁₉ = 3

E₁₉ = 2.79

O₂₀ = 19

E₂₀ = 34.89

O₂₁ = 15

E₂₁ = 13.40

O₂₂ = 35

E₂₂ = 27.08

O₂₃ = 9

E₂₃ = 3.72

O₂₄ = 8

E₂₄ = 6.95

89

Effective consultations with stakeholders

O₂₅ = 3

E₂₅ = 1.69

O₂₆ = 35

E₂₆ = 21.17

O₂₇ = 4

E₂₇ = 8.13

O₂₈ = 8

E₂₈ = 16.43

O₂₉ = 1

E₂₉ = 2.26

O₃₀ = 3

E₃₀ = 2.21

54

Effective communications

O₃₁ = 7

E₃₁ = 3.17

O₃₂ = 62

E₃₂ = 39.60

O₃₃ = 4

E₃₃ = 15.20

O₃₄ = 16

E₃₄ = 30.73

O₃₅ = 1

E₃₅ = 4.22

O₃₆ = 11

E₃₆ = 7.88

101

Adequacy of contingency plan

O₃₇ = 1

E₃₇ = .87

O₃₈ = 5

E₃₈ = 10.97

O₃₉ = 17

E₃₉ = 8.52

O₄₀ = 3

E₄₀ = 2.21

O₄₁ = 0

E₄₁ = 1.17

O₄₂ = 0

E₄₂ = 2.18

28

Client involvement

O₄₃ = 5

E₄₃ = .97

O₄₄ = 22

E₄₄ = 12.15

O₄₅ = 1

E₄₅ = 4.66

O₄₆ = 2

E₄₆ = 9.43

O₄₇ = 0

E₄₇ = 1.29

O₄₈ = 1

E₄₈ = 2.42

31

Client satisfaction (acceptance)

O₄₉ = 4

E₄₉ = 1.82

O₅₀ = 27

E₅₀ = 22.74

O₅₁ = 1

E₅₁ = 8.73

O₅₂ = 11

E₅₂ = 18.07

O₅₃ = 2

E₅₃ = 2.42

O₅₄ = 13

E₅₄ = 4.52

58

Project manager’s authority

O₅₅ = 0

E₅₅ = .91

O₅₆ = 6

E₅₆ = 11.37

O₅₇ = 12

E₅₇ = 4.36

O₅₈ = 8

E₅₈ = 8.82

O₅₉ = 1

E₅₉ = 1.21

O₆₀ = 2

E₆₀ = 2.26

29

Technical tasks (appropriate technology)

O₆₁ = 2

E₆₁ = 2.38

O₆₂ = 6

E₆₂ = 29.80

O₆₃ = 13

E₆₃ = 11.44

O₆₄ = 40

E₆₄ = 23.13

O₆₅ = 6

E₆₅ = 3.18

O₆₆ = 9

E₆₆ = 5.93

76

Trouble shooting (Problem solving)

O₆₇ = 1

E₆₇ = 1.53

O₆₈ = 23

E₆₈ = 19.21

O₆₉ = 4

E₆₉ = 7.37

O₇₀ = 16

E₇₀ = 14.91

O₇₁ = 2

E₇₁ = 2.05

O₇₂ = 3

E₇₂ = 3.82

49

Monitoring and feedback

O₇₃ = 1

E₇₃ = 2.79

O₇₄ = 29

E₇₄ = 34.89

O₇₅ = 24

E₇₅ = 13.40

O₇₆ = 27

E₇₆ = 27.08

O₇₇ = 2

E₇₇ = 3.72

O₇₈ = 6

E₇₈ = 6.95

89

Realistic time and cost estimates

O₇₉ = 1

E₇₉ = 2.92

O₈₀ = 21

E₈₀ = 36.46

O₈₁ = 27

E₈₁ = 14.00

O₈₂ = 36

E₈₂ = 28.30

O₈₃ = 2

E₈₃ = 3.89

O₈₄ = 6

E₈₄ = 7.76

93

Risk management

O₈₅ = 0

E₈₅ = 1.57

O₈₆ = 15

E₈₆ = 19.60

O₈₇ = 11

E₈₇ = 7.52

O₈₈ = 21

E₈₈ = 15.21

O₈₉ = 1

E₈₉ = 2.09

O₉₀ = 2

E₉₀ = 3.90

50

Adequate resources

O₉₁ = 0

E₉₁ = 2.35

O₉₂ = 23

E₉₂ = 29.40

O₉₃ = 8

E₉₃ = 11.29

O₉₄ = 29

E₉₄ = 22.82

O₉₅ = 5

E₉₅ = 3.14

O₉₆ = 10

E₉₆ = 5.85

75

Team work

O₉₇ = 4

E₉₇ = 3.10

O₉₈ = 72

E₉₈ = 38.81

O₉₉ = 6

E₉₉ = 14.90

O₁₀₀ = 10

E₁₀₀ = 30.13

O₁₀₁ = 1

E₁₀₁ = 4.14

O₁₀₂ = 6

E₁₀₂ = 7.73

99

External factors

O₁₀₃ = 1

E₁₀₃ = .69

O₁₀₄ = 7

E₁₀₄ = 8.62

O₁₀₅ = 0

E₁₀₅ = 3.31

O₁₀₆ = 4

E₁₀₆ = 6.69

O₁₀₇ = 7

E₁₀₇ = .92

O₁₀₈ = 3

E₁₀₈ = 1.71

22

Standards and regulations

O₁₀₉ = 1

E₁₀₉ = 1.41

O₁₁₀ = 6

E₁₁₀ = 17.64

O₁₁₁ = 13

E₁₁₁ = 6.77

O₁₁₂ = 19

E₁₁₂ = 13.69

O₁₁₃ = 3

E₁₁₃ = 1.88

O₁₁₄ = 3

E₁₁₄ = 3.51

45

Financing, and other

O₁₁₅ = 0

E₁₁₅ = .06

O₁₁₆ = 0

E₁₁₆ = .78

O₁₁₇ = 0

E₁₁₇ = .30

O₁₁₈ = 1

E₁₁₈ = .60

O₁₁₉ = 1

E₁₁₉ = .08

O₁₂₀ = 0

E₁₂₀ = .15

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Column totals

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487

187

378

52

97

N = 1242