Open AccessImpact of sustainable project management on project plan and project success of the manufacturing firm: Structural model assessment
Author(s) -
Tay Chze Chow,
Suhaiza Zailani,
Muhammad Khalilur Rahman,
QianNan Zhang,
Miraj Ahmed Bhuiyan,
Ataul Karim Patwary
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
plos one
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.99
H-Index - 332
ISSN - 1932-6203
DOI - 10.1371/journal.pone.0259819
Subject(s) - business , project management , project planning , project management triangle , process management , project stakeholder , project portfolio management , extreme project management , project plan , plan (archaeology) , opm3 , project sponsorship , knowledge management , engineering , marketing , computer science , systems engineering , procurement , archaeology , history
This study has aimed to investigate the impact of sustainable project management on sustainable project planning and success in manufacturing firms. Data was collected from project management professionals in a manufacturing firm in Malaysia. A total of 231 responses were analyzed using the partial least square (PLS) method. The findings revealed that sustainable project management has a significant impact on sustainable project success and sustainable project planning. Sustainable project planning is positively correlated with sustainable project success. The results also indicated that sustainable project planning mediates the effect of sustainable project management on sustainable project success. The findings have significant insight into the body of knowledge of the project life cycle and indicated that sustainable project planning is a crucial tool attributed to project management towards the project success of the manufacturing firm. The results can be used as a guideline for organizations, providing direction in project management to achieve sustainable development for business.