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European Journal of Business and Management                                                                         www.iiste.org
ISSN 2222-1905 (Paper) ISSN 2222-2839 (Online)
Vol 4, No.11, 2012


     Effect of the learning support and the use of project management tools
                      on project success: The case of Pakistan
                                     Muhammad Javed1 Atiq ur Rehman2* M. Shahzad N.K. Lodhi 3
      1. Student MSPM, SZABIST, Islamabad Campus, Pakistan
      2. Adjunct Faculty Member, SZABIST, Islamabad Campus, Pakistan
      3. Student MSPM, SZABIST, Islamabad Campus, Pakistan
      * E-mail of the corresponding author: atiq787@gmail.com


Abstract
This study examines the effect of learning support on project success with mediation effect of the use of project
management tools. Data were collected form 40 international donor funded projects at federal level in Pakistan. The results
suggest that learning support has a positive and significant effect on the use of project management tools which in turn has a
similar effect on project success. Results also show that use of project management tools has a significant mediation effect
between learning support and the project success.
Keywords: Project management, Project management tools, Learning support, International development agencies


1. Introduction
Discipline of project management marked its beginning in 1960s (Morris, 2004). Since then it has experienced an
unprecedented growth. Now there is a variety of project management tools available for the project managers to plan,
implement and evaluate the projects. Most commonly used tools include Work Breakdown Structure (WBS), Gantt Chart,
Network Diagrams (Critical Path Method, Program Evaluation and Review Technique), and Earned Value Analysis (Taylor,
2004).
Does the use of the project management tools affect success of the projects? Some of the researchers like Longman &
Mullins (2004) and Morris (2004) have been very critical about the effect of project management tools on success. For
example, Longman and Mullins (2004) believed that most of the material related with discipline of project management is
very tedious and its use may not justify time and efforts. Similarly, Morris (2004) stated that there is limited impact of
project-based sectors. However, more recently Ika, Diallo and Thuillier (2010) investigated the effect of the use of project
management tools on the success and found it significant. But more empirical studies are needed to validate such findings,
as results may vary from one work setting to other.
Learning support is believed to be critical for success of the projects, as researchers like Kotnour (2000) found that impact
of learning suipport on project success is significant. However, it is expected that learning support will promote use of
project managemnet tools, which in turn would affect project success. Hence, there exists a need to investigate the
mediation effect of the use of project management tool between learning support and project. The present study has
attempted to fill this gap in literature.
Objectives of the study include: 1) to study effect of learning support and use of project management tools on project
success; and 2) to test mediation effect of learning support between use of project management tools and project success.
Context of the study is the aid industry in Pakistan which is spread over sectors like health, education, information
technology (IT) and telecommunication, infrastructure, agriculture and rural development, governance, and community
development. Major aid agencies operating in Pakistan are World Bank, Asian Development Bank, USAID, European
Union, and United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).


2.    Theoretical considerations

    2.1. Project Management
PMI has defined project as a temporary endeavor, having defined beginning and end, undertaken to create unique product,
service, or result (PMI, 2008). PMI (2008) divides the Body of Project Management Knowledge (PMBOK) into five
process groups i.e. initiating, planning, execution, monitoring and controlling, and closing. In the aid industry, the term of
process groups is rarely used. Instead of process groups, the term of project cycle is used. Project cycle typically consists of
stages like identification, planning, appraisal and approval, implementation, monitoring and evaluation. However, some

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variations do exist in the project cycle of each aid agency.
    2.2. Project Success
Success of a project matters differently to different stakeholders. Zolin, Cheun and Turner (2012) have identified several
studies that have recognized the importance of stakeholders perspective of project success. Hence, success criteria also vary
depending on the perception of stakeholders. Owing to complexity involved in the construct of project success, it is the least
agreed upon in the discipline of project management (Shenhar & Dvir, 1997).


    2.3. Project management tools
Tools are available for stages of project management, right from project identification to project evaluation. Most commonly
used project management tools that are studied: Stakeholders Analysis, Logical Framework, Work Breakdown Structure,
Operational Planning of Activities, Codification of tasks & Work Packages, Budgeting of Work Packages, Activities
responsibilities matrix (Chart), Critical Path Method, Budget Monitoring, Work Progress Monitoring, Monitoring of
Disbursements, Performance Indicators, Earned Value, and Microsoft Project Software (Ika, Diallo & Thuillier, 2010).
Bjeirmi (1996) believes that the use of project management concepts, tools and techniques have vital role in the success of
the project. With preparation of proper project management plans for the project makes the things clear in the minds of all
project stakeholders, providing them opportunity to make adjustments before the start of actual project.


    2.4. Project Learning
Kotnour (2000) believes that the learning organization focuses on creating learning support all over the organization. It is
hypothesized that learning support will have positive effect on the success of projects.


3. Theoretical framework
Learning support is believed to be a factor contributing towards the project success. Based on the theoretical considerations
discussed in the previous section, the resultant theoretical framework is presented in Figure 1.

            Use of Project
           management tools


                                                               Project Success
            Learning support

                                 Figure 1 Theoretical Framework of the Study




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          Hypotheses are:
          H1: Learning support positively affects the Use of project management tools
          H2: Use of project management tools positively affects the project success
          H3: Use of project management tools has an interaction effect with learning support for project success


4. Research methodology
Present study is explanatory in nature. Instrument is based on the work of by Ika, Diallo & Thuillier (2010) and Kotnour
(2000). The items for the constructs of the use of project management tools and the project success have been adopted from
Ika, Diallo & Thuillier (2010) and six items of learning support have been adopted from the work of Kotnour (2000). The
items have been measured on 5-point likert scale with 1 = strongly disagree, 2 = disagree, 3 = neutral, 4 = agree, and 5 =
strongly agree.
The population frame for this study consists of the project managers handling projects financed by aid agencies.
Convenience sampling was employed for sample selection and the data collection. Data were through email / in person
using the questionnaire. In total 55 project managers were approached, however, only 40 project managers responded.
Data was analyzed using SPSS software. Statistical techniques which were used in the achievements of study objective were
simple descriptive statistics, correlation analysis, and regression analysis.
Reliability of the instrument was examined by using Cronbach's Alpha Test. Alpha values for all constructs are acceptable
Table 1 Alpha values of constructs
Construct                                        No. of items    Cronbach's Alpha
Project Success                                  10              0.895
Use of project management tools                  33              0.904
Learning support                                 6               0.973


5.   Results and Discussions

5.1.      Demographics
The respondents were the project managers / assistant project managers of 40 international donor funded projects from
health, education, livelihood, information technology sectors. Project managers accounted for 70 percent of all respondents.
These project managers/ assistant project managers were involved in practicing the project management tools in their
projects. Majority of the respondents represented health sector (52 percent), followed by livelihood related sectors (25
percent) and others (23 percent).
5.2.      Correlation Analysis
Results given in Table 2 show that there is a positive and significant relationship between the use of project management
tools and project success, and between learning support and project success.
5.3.      Regression analysis – Model 1: Mediation effect of learning support on the use of PM tools
Mediation effect of the use of PM tools on effect between learning support and the project success was examined by
adopting three-step model and employed Sobel Test.




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Table 2 Correlation among constructs of the study


                                                              Use of PM Tools     Project Success        Learning Support
                                                                                             **
Use of PM Tools            Pearson Correlation                      1                  .478                   .899**

                           Sig. (2-tailed)                                             .002                    .000
                           N                                        40                  40                     40
Project Success            Pearson Correlation                    .478**                 1                    .652**

                           Sig. (2-tailed)                         .002                                        .000
                           N                                        40                  40                     40
Learning Support           Pearson Correlation                    .899**               .652**                   1

                           Sig. (2-tailed)                         .000                .000
                           N                                        40                  40                     40
**. Correlation is significant at the 0.01 level (2-tailed).


5.3.1.     Step 1: Regression analysis – Effect of learning support on the use of PM tools
          Model used in Step-1 involved the simple regression analysis with “use of PM tools” as criterion and the “learning
support” as predictor. Adjusted R2 of 0.803 indicates that 80 percent of variation in the use of PM tools is explained by
learning support (Table 3). Table 4 shows that goodness of fit of the regression model is significant (F = 159.882, df = 1, 38,
p = 0.000). Regression coefficients are presented in Table 5. Learning support is a significant determinant of the use of PM
tools (t = 12.644, p = 0.000), as is evident from Table 5. Hence, H1 is accepted.


Table 3 Model Summary – Effect of Learning Support on the Use
of PM Tools

                                          Adjusted R      Std. Error of the
Model           R         R Square         Square             Estimate
1                 .899a          .808              .803              .23470
a. Predictors: (Constant), LearningSupport


Table 4 ANOVA – Effect of Learning Support on the Use of PM Tools
Model                       Sum of Squares         df          Mean Square         F              Sig.
1         Regression                     8.807            1               8.807   159.882           .000a
          Residual                       2.093          38                 .055
          Total                         10.900          39
a. Predictors: (Constant), LearningSupport
b. Dependent Variable: UseofPMTools




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Table 5 Regression Coefficients – Effect of Learning Support on the Use of PM Tools
                                                                               Standardized
                                   Unstandardized Coefficients                 Coefficients
Model                                       B             Std. Error              Beta                t              Sig.
1         (Constant)                            2.021                .106                             19.052            .000
          LearningSupport                        .357                .028                .899         12.644            .000
a. Dependent Variable: UseofPMTools
5.3.2.    Step 2: Regression analysis – Effect of the use of PM tools on project success
Step-2 involved the regression analysis with “project success” as criterion and “the use of PM tools” as predictor. Adjusted
R2 of 0.208 indicates that 21 percent of variation in the project success is explained by the model (Table 6) with use of PM
tools as criterion and learning support as the predictor. Table 7 shows that goodness of fit of the regression model is
significant (F = 11.267, df = 1, 38, p = 0.002). Regression coefficients are presented in Table 8. Use of PM tools is a
significant determinant of the project success (t = 3.357, p = 0.002). Hence, H2 is accepted.
Table 6 Model Summary – Effect of the Use of PM Tools on Project Success
                                             Adjusted R        Std. Error of the
Model           R         R Square            Square               Estimate
1                 .478a          .229                   .208                .85890
a. Predictors: (Constant), UseofPMTools


Table 7 ANOVA – Effect of the Use of PM Tools on Project Success
Model                       Sum of Squares              df          Mean Square               F           Sig.
1         Regression                        8.312              1                8.312      11.267            .002a
          Residual                      28.033               38                  .738
          Total                         36.344               39
a. Predictors: (Constant), UseofPMTools
b. Dependent Variable: ProjSuccess


Table 8 Regression Coefficients – Effect of the Use of PM Tools on Project Success
                                                                            Standardized
                                 Unstandardized Coefficients                Coefficients
Model                                   B               Std. Error               Beta             t              Sig.
1         (Constant)                            .810               .864                               .938            .354
          UseofPMTools                          .873               .260                 .478        3.357             .002
a. Dependent Variable: ProjSuccess
5.3.3.    Mediation effect of the use of PM tools
In order to test the mediation effect of use of PM tools on the relationship between learning support and project success
was examined by using Sobel (1982) test. Values of a, b, Sa and Sb were calculated by using regression analysis in SPSS
and these values were put as input in the Sobel Test calculator (available online at http://quantpsy.org/sobel/sobel.htm).
Where:

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          a = raw (unstandardized)           regression   coefficient   for   the   association     between   IV   and     mediator.
          sa = standard error of a.
          b = raw coefficient for the association between the mediator and the DV (when the IV is also a predictor of the
          DV).
          sb = standard error of b.
Results of all three tests i.e. Sobel Test, Aroian Test and Goodman Test given in Table 9, show that mediation is significant
at 0.05. Hence, H3 is also accepted.


Table 9 Median Tests
 Input           Input value                     Test           Test-Stat              Std. Error              p-value
    a               2.021                 Sobel Test          -2.06721256             1.00022859              0.03871413
    b              -1.0231                Aroian test         -2.06440833             1.00158727              0.03897902
   sa               0.106               Goodman test          -2.07002826             0.99886806              0.0384497
   sb               0.492

6. Conclusion
Results clearly show that use of PM tools positively and significantly affects the project success, and use of PM tools is
significantly affected by the learning support. In other words, if adequate learning support is available to the project staff,
they will be more inclined to learn and use project management tools. In the development sector, use of project management
tools carries significant importance for project success.


7. Research limitations and suggested research for future
The current study covered only those foreign funded projects which fall in the domain of Federal Government. This is the
first limitation of this study. Future studies are suggested to include greater sample size with greater coverage in terms of
geographical context and the governance level. Future studies may also assess effect of the use of PM tools on project
success at each stage.


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         Management, 14, 81-87.
Ika, L. A., Diallo, A. & Thuillier, D. (2010). Project management in the international development industry. International
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Effect of the learning support and the use of project management tools

  • 1. European Journal of Business and Management www.iiste.org ISSN 2222-1905 (Paper) ISSN 2222-2839 (Online) Vol 4, No.11, 2012 Effect of the learning support and the use of project management tools on project success: The case of Pakistan Muhammad Javed1 Atiq ur Rehman2* M. Shahzad N.K. Lodhi 3 1. Student MSPM, SZABIST, Islamabad Campus, Pakistan 2. Adjunct Faculty Member, SZABIST, Islamabad Campus, Pakistan 3. Student MSPM, SZABIST, Islamabad Campus, Pakistan * E-mail of the corresponding author: atiq787@gmail.com Abstract This study examines the effect of learning support on project success with mediation effect of the use of project management tools. Data were collected form 40 international donor funded projects at federal level in Pakistan. The results suggest that learning support has a positive and significant effect on the use of project management tools which in turn has a similar effect on project success. Results also show that use of project management tools has a significant mediation effect between learning support and the project success. Keywords: Project management, Project management tools, Learning support, International development agencies 1. Introduction Discipline of project management marked its beginning in 1960s (Morris, 2004). Since then it has experienced an unprecedented growth. Now there is a variety of project management tools available for the project managers to plan, implement and evaluate the projects. Most commonly used tools include Work Breakdown Structure (WBS), Gantt Chart, Network Diagrams (Critical Path Method, Program Evaluation and Review Technique), and Earned Value Analysis (Taylor, 2004). Does the use of the project management tools affect success of the projects? Some of the researchers like Longman & Mullins (2004) and Morris (2004) have been very critical about the effect of project management tools on success. For example, Longman and Mullins (2004) believed that most of the material related with discipline of project management is very tedious and its use may not justify time and efforts. Similarly, Morris (2004) stated that there is limited impact of project-based sectors. However, more recently Ika, Diallo and Thuillier (2010) investigated the effect of the use of project management tools on the success and found it significant. But more empirical studies are needed to validate such findings, as results may vary from one work setting to other. Learning support is believed to be critical for success of the projects, as researchers like Kotnour (2000) found that impact of learning suipport on project success is significant. However, it is expected that learning support will promote use of project managemnet tools, which in turn would affect project success. Hence, there exists a need to investigate the mediation effect of the use of project management tool between learning support and project. The present study has attempted to fill this gap in literature. Objectives of the study include: 1) to study effect of learning support and use of project management tools on project success; and 2) to test mediation effect of learning support between use of project management tools and project success. Context of the study is the aid industry in Pakistan which is spread over sectors like health, education, information technology (IT) and telecommunication, infrastructure, agriculture and rural development, governance, and community development. Major aid agencies operating in Pakistan are World Bank, Asian Development Bank, USAID, European Union, and United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). 2. Theoretical considerations 2.1. Project Management PMI has defined project as a temporary endeavor, having defined beginning and end, undertaken to create unique product, service, or result (PMI, 2008). PMI (2008) divides the Body of Project Management Knowledge (PMBOK) into five process groups i.e. initiating, planning, execution, monitoring and controlling, and closing. In the aid industry, the term of process groups is rarely used. Instead of process groups, the term of project cycle is used. Project cycle typically consists of stages like identification, planning, appraisal and approval, implementation, monitoring and evaluation. However, some 61
  • 2. European Journal of Business and Management www.iiste.org ISSN 2222-1905 (Paper) ISSN 2222-2839 (Online) Vol 4, No.11, 2012 variations do exist in the project cycle of each aid agency. 2.2. Project Success Success of a project matters differently to different stakeholders. Zolin, Cheun and Turner (2012) have identified several studies that have recognized the importance of stakeholders perspective of project success. Hence, success criteria also vary depending on the perception of stakeholders. Owing to complexity involved in the construct of project success, it is the least agreed upon in the discipline of project management (Shenhar & Dvir, 1997). 2.3. Project management tools Tools are available for stages of project management, right from project identification to project evaluation. Most commonly used project management tools that are studied: Stakeholders Analysis, Logical Framework, Work Breakdown Structure, Operational Planning of Activities, Codification of tasks & Work Packages, Budgeting of Work Packages, Activities responsibilities matrix (Chart), Critical Path Method, Budget Monitoring, Work Progress Monitoring, Monitoring of Disbursements, Performance Indicators, Earned Value, and Microsoft Project Software (Ika, Diallo & Thuillier, 2010). Bjeirmi (1996) believes that the use of project management concepts, tools and techniques have vital role in the success of the project. With preparation of proper project management plans for the project makes the things clear in the minds of all project stakeholders, providing them opportunity to make adjustments before the start of actual project. 2.4. Project Learning Kotnour (2000) believes that the learning organization focuses on creating learning support all over the organization. It is hypothesized that learning support will have positive effect on the success of projects. 3. Theoretical framework Learning support is believed to be a factor contributing towards the project success. Based on the theoretical considerations discussed in the previous section, the resultant theoretical framework is presented in Figure 1. Use of Project management tools Project Success Learning support Figure 1 Theoretical Framework of the Study 62
  • 3. European Journal of Business and Management www.iiste.org ISSN 2222-1905 (Paper) ISSN 2222-2839 (Online) Vol 4, No.11, 2012 Hypotheses are: H1: Learning support positively affects the Use of project management tools H2: Use of project management tools positively affects the project success H3: Use of project management tools has an interaction effect with learning support for project success 4. Research methodology Present study is explanatory in nature. Instrument is based on the work of by Ika, Diallo & Thuillier (2010) and Kotnour (2000). The items for the constructs of the use of project management tools and the project success have been adopted from Ika, Diallo & Thuillier (2010) and six items of learning support have been adopted from the work of Kotnour (2000). The items have been measured on 5-point likert scale with 1 = strongly disagree, 2 = disagree, 3 = neutral, 4 = agree, and 5 = strongly agree. The population frame for this study consists of the project managers handling projects financed by aid agencies. Convenience sampling was employed for sample selection and the data collection. Data were through email / in person using the questionnaire. In total 55 project managers were approached, however, only 40 project managers responded. Data was analyzed using SPSS software. Statistical techniques which were used in the achievements of study objective were simple descriptive statistics, correlation analysis, and regression analysis. Reliability of the instrument was examined by using Cronbach's Alpha Test. Alpha values for all constructs are acceptable Table 1 Alpha values of constructs Construct No. of items Cronbach's Alpha Project Success 10 0.895 Use of project management tools 33 0.904 Learning support 6 0.973 5. Results and Discussions 5.1. Demographics The respondents were the project managers / assistant project managers of 40 international donor funded projects from health, education, livelihood, information technology sectors. Project managers accounted for 70 percent of all respondents. These project managers/ assistant project managers were involved in practicing the project management tools in their projects. Majority of the respondents represented health sector (52 percent), followed by livelihood related sectors (25 percent) and others (23 percent). 5.2. Correlation Analysis Results given in Table 2 show that there is a positive and significant relationship between the use of project management tools and project success, and between learning support and project success. 5.3. Regression analysis – Model 1: Mediation effect of learning support on the use of PM tools Mediation effect of the use of PM tools on effect between learning support and the project success was examined by adopting three-step model and employed Sobel Test. 63
  • 4. European Journal of Business and Management www.iiste.org ISSN 2222-1905 (Paper) ISSN 2222-2839 (Online) Vol 4, No.11, 2012 Table 2 Correlation among constructs of the study Use of PM Tools Project Success Learning Support ** Use of PM Tools Pearson Correlation 1 .478 .899** Sig. (2-tailed) .002 .000 N 40 40 40 Project Success Pearson Correlation .478** 1 .652** Sig. (2-tailed) .002 .000 N 40 40 40 Learning Support Pearson Correlation .899** .652** 1 Sig. (2-tailed) .000 .000 N 40 40 40 **. Correlation is significant at the 0.01 level (2-tailed). 5.3.1. Step 1: Regression analysis – Effect of learning support on the use of PM tools Model used in Step-1 involved the simple regression analysis with “use of PM tools” as criterion and the “learning support” as predictor. Adjusted R2 of 0.803 indicates that 80 percent of variation in the use of PM tools is explained by learning support (Table 3). Table 4 shows that goodness of fit of the regression model is significant (F = 159.882, df = 1, 38, p = 0.000). Regression coefficients are presented in Table 5. Learning support is a significant determinant of the use of PM tools (t = 12.644, p = 0.000), as is evident from Table 5. Hence, H1 is accepted. Table 3 Model Summary – Effect of Learning Support on the Use of PM Tools Adjusted R Std. Error of the Model R R Square Square Estimate 1 .899a .808 .803 .23470 a. Predictors: (Constant), LearningSupport Table 4 ANOVA – Effect of Learning Support on the Use of PM Tools Model Sum of Squares df Mean Square F Sig. 1 Regression 8.807 1 8.807 159.882 .000a Residual 2.093 38 .055 Total 10.900 39 a. Predictors: (Constant), LearningSupport b. Dependent Variable: UseofPMTools 64
  • 5. European Journal of Business and Management www.iiste.org ISSN 2222-1905 (Paper) ISSN 2222-2839 (Online) Vol 4, No.11, 2012 Table 5 Regression Coefficients – Effect of Learning Support on the Use of PM Tools Standardized Unstandardized Coefficients Coefficients Model B Std. Error Beta t Sig. 1 (Constant) 2.021 .106 19.052 .000 LearningSupport .357 .028 .899 12.644 .000 a. Dependent Variable: UseofPMTools 5.3.2. Step 2: Regression analysis – Effect of the use of PM tools on project success Step-2 involved the regression analysis with “project success” as criterion and “the use of PM tools” as predictor. Adjusted R2 of 0.208 indicates that 21 percent of variation in the project success is explained by the model (Table 6) with use of PM tools as criterion and learning support as the predictor. Table 7 shows that goodness of fit of the regression model is significant (F = 11.267, df = 1, 38, p = 0.002). Regression coefficients are presented in Table 8. Use of PM tools is a significant determinant of the project success (t = 3.357, p = 0.002). Hence, H2 is accepted. Table 6 Model Summary – Effect of the Use of PM Tools on Project Success Adjusted R Std. Error of the Model R R Square Square Estimate 1 .478a .229 .208 .85890 a. Predictors: (Constant), UseofPMTools Table 7 ANOVA – Effect of the Use of PM Tools on Project Success Model Sum of Squares df Mean Square F Sig. 1 Regression 8.312 1 8.312 11.267 .002a Residual 28.033 38 .738 Total 36.344 39 a. Predictors: (Constant), UseofPMTools b. Dependent Variable: ProjSuccess Table 8 Regression Coefficients – Effect of the Use of PM Tools on Project Success Standardized Unstandardized Coefficients Coefficients Model B Std. Error Beta t Sig. 1 (Constant) .810 .864 .938 .354 UseofPMTools .873 .260 .478 3.357 .002 a. Dependent Variable: ProjSuccess 5.3.3. Mediation effect of the use of PM tools In order to test the mediation effect of use of PM tools on the relationship between learning support and project success was examined by using Sobel (1982) test. Values of a, b, Sa and Sb were calculated by using regression analysis in SPSS and these values were put as input in the Sobel Test calculator (available online at http://quantpsy.org/sobel/sobel.htm). Where: 65
  • 6. European Journal of Business and Management www.iiste.org ISSN 2222-1905 (Paper) ISSN 2222-2839 (Online) Vol 4, No.11, 2012 a = raw (unstandardized) regression coefficient for the association between IV and mediator. sa = standard error of a. b = raw coefficient for the association between the mediator and the DV (when the IV is also a predictor of the DV). sb = standard error of b. Results of all three tests i.e. Sobel Test, Aroian Test and Goodman Test given in Table 9, show that mediation is significant at 0.05. Hence, H3 is also accepted. Table 9 Median Tests Input Input value Test Test-Stat Std. Error p-value a 2.021 Sobel Test -2.06721256 1.00022859 0.03871413 b -1.0231 Aroian test -2.06440833 1.00158727 0.03897902 sa 0.106 Goodman test -2.07002826 0.99886806 0.0384497 sb 0.492 6. Conclusion Results clearly show that use of PM tools positively and significantly affects the project success, and use of PM tools is significantly affected by the learning support. In other words, if adequate learning support is available to the project staff, they will be more inclined to learn and use project management tools. In the development sector, use of project management tools carries significant importance for project success. 7. Research limitations and suggested research for future The current study covered only those foreign funded projects which fall in the domain of Federal Government. This is the first limitation of this study. Future studies are suggested to include greater sample size with greater coverage in terms of geographical context and the governance level. Future studies may also assess effect of the use of PM tools on project success at each stage. References Bjeirmi, A. K. (1996). The role of project management in achieving project success. International Journal on Project Management, 14, 81-87. Ika, L. A., Diallo, A. & Thuillier, D. (2010). Project management in the international development industry. International Journal of Managing Projects in Business, 3(1), 61-93. Kotnour, T. (2000). Organizational learning practices in the project management environment. International Journal of Quality & Reliability Management, 17(1), 393-406 Longman, A. & Mullins, J. (2004). Project management: key tool for implementing strategy. Journal of Business Strategy, 25(5), 54-60. Morris, P. W. G. (2004). The irrelevance of project management as a professional discipline. [Online] Available http://www.indeco.co.uk/filestore/IrrelevanceofPMDiscipline.pdf (February 25, 2012) PMI. (2008). A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (4th ed). Pennsylvania: Project Management Institute. Shenhar, A., & Dvir, O. L. (1997). Mapping the dimensions of project success. Project Management Journal, 28 , 5-13. Taylor, J. (2004). Managing information technology projects. New York, NY: AMACON. Zolin, R., Cheun, Y.F. & Turner, J.R. (2012). Project Managers’ Understanding of Stakeholders’ Satisfaction. Project Perspectives 2012 – Annual Publication of International Project Management Association, pp. 10-15. [Online] Available http://ipma.ch/assets/re-perspectives_2012.pdf (Feb 28, 2012) 66
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