The influence of project management methodology utilization (PPMU) on project success in IT-entrepreneur project

Abstract

The purpose of the study, firstly, is to proposed a measurement instrument to measure utilization level of project management methodology(PMM). There are several project management methodologies that Project Managers, base on project's criteria such as size and duration, employ in their project. IT entrepreneurs also try to find out best project management methodology, which is suitable for their project. IT-entrepreneurs in Small to Medium project prefer an informal project Management methodology, whereas there is not any special methodology for them so an ITentrepreneur always customized and utilizes some part of current project management methodology. The study will proposed an instrument to measure utilization level of project management methodology. The Instrument consists of several questions that IT entrepreneur can employ to their project to measure project management methodology utilization(PMMU) level. Then the result of applying this instrument in Johor Bahru and Iran IT-entreperneur find out that there are positive relation between project duration, number of employee and project budget with utilization level of project management methodology. Finally, analysis of IT entrepreneur data identified that there is a cubic relation between utilization level of PMM and Project success.