Information systems project manager soft competencies: A project-phase investigation

Project Management Journal

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 61-80

  Skulmoski, Gregory J ^a   Hartman, Francis T ^b  

^a ZAYED UNIVERSITY   (United Arab Emirates)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Competence; Information systems; Project life cycle; Project manager; Skill

Indexed keywords

EID: 78649563219     PISSN: 87569728     EISSN: 19389507     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pmj.20146     Document Type: Article

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