THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN PROJECT MANAGEMENT OFFICE MATURITY AND ORGANISATIONAL PROJECT MANAGEMENT MATURITY: AN EMPIRICAL STUDY OF THE SOUTH AFRICAN GOVERNMENT INFRASTRUCTURE DEPARTMENTS

Authors

  • Lehana Khalema University of Pretoria
  • Cornelis van Waveren University of Pretoria
  • Kai-Ying Chan University of Pretoria

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.7166/26-3-1021

Keywords:

Project Management Office, organisational project management, maturity models, South African Government Infrastructure Departments

Abstract

The Project Management Office (PMO) has been associated with organisational project management competence. However, there is a lack of empirical evidence to support this perception. This study examines the relationship of PMO maturity and the nine knowledge areas that describe Organisational Project Management (OPM) by collecting data from 129 PMO executives, staff, and project managers in South African Government Infrastructure Departments (SAGID) using a structured questionnaire. The results show that a PMO’s ‘strategic’ maturity has the highest impact on all nine areas of OPM. It is thus recommended that public organisations need to accelerate the strategic maturity of their PMOs to benefit from them.

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Author Biographies

Lehana Khalema, University of Pretoria

Mr Lehana Khalema was enrolled and completed MEng (Project Management) at the Department of Engineering and Technology Management, Graduate School of Technology Management, University of Pretoria, South Africa.

Cornelis van Waveren, University of Pretoria

Mr Cornelis van Waveren is a senior lecturer at the Department of Engineering and Technology Management, Graduate School of Technology Management, University of Pretoria, South Africa. His research and teaching activities focus on project and programme management as well as knowledge sharing across projects.

Kai-Ying Chan, University of Pretoria

Dr. Kai-Ying Chan is a senior lecturer at the Department of Engineering and Technology Management, Graduate School of Technology Management, University of Pretoria, South Africa. His research and teaching activities focus on innovation and technology management and organisational networks and behaviours. 

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Published

2015-11-30

How to Cite

Khalema, L., van Waveren, C., & Chan, K.-Y. (2015). THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN PROJECT MANAGEMENT OFFICE MATURITY AND ORGANISATIONAL PROJECT MANAGEMENT MATURITY: AN EMPIRICAL STUDY OF THE SOUTH AFRICAN GOVERNMENT INFRASTRUCTURE DEPARTMENTS. The South African Journal of Industrial Engineering, 26(3), 12–26. https://doi.org/10.7166/26-3-1021

Issue

Vol. 26 No. 3 (2015)

Section

General Articles

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