Appendix

Sample Questions for the Interviews

• Is project management recognized and treated as a specific activity in your organization?

• Does your organization have specific procedures to guide you in developing, analyzing, and executing projects? If so, how formalized are they?

• In what circumstances were those procedures implemented? Through what process?

• Do these procedures vary according to the kinds of projects they are applied to?

• What are the key success factors for the kinds of projects your organization undertakes?

• What are the obstacles to successful projects? To successful project management?

Survey Design

Respondents were asked to provide background information about their organizations (size, sector of activity, rating of the effectiveness of their project management systems, number of projects undertaken in a year, size of those projects, and so on).