Practitioners' preference: which project planning components offer the most promise?

Todd Creasy, Yang Fan and Nathan Johnson

International Journal of Project Organisation and Management, 2017, vol. 9, issue 2, 113-132

Abstract: This research was designed to uncover top planning components as determined by current project management practitioners. A qualitative analysis was conducted involving 58 project managers representing diverse professional years of experience, project sizes, and industries. Various planning components were deemed to be value-adding including the top four which were (in descending order): WBS, scope planning, risk management and stakeholder management. Key findings from the content analysis produced 'themes' which seem to support this ranking. These planning components and associated themes were: a) WBS - 'structure' and 'accountability'; b) scope planning - 'clarity' and 'reflectiveness'; c) risk management - 'uncertainties' and 'insurance'; d) stakeholder management - 'identification' and 'influence'.

Keywords: planning; stakeholders; WBS; risk management; scope. (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2017
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