Impact of Human Resource Management Practices on Project Success in Project Based Organizations with Moderating Role of Project Managers Competences

Abstract

This study aims to examine the impact of human resource management practices on project success in project-based organizations with moderating role of project managers competences. This study unit of analysis is top management, middle tier managers and employees from both IT and construction related public sector organizations of Rawalpindi and Islamabad.The study was based on the field survey and Convenient sampling technique was used. This sampling technique was used for appropriate results with randomized responses of participants and to avoid any type of biasness.Total 275 questionnaires were distributed in Project based organizations, 250 were returned and 221 were usable.Result showed a strong impact on the success of project with Human resource management practices in Pakistan. Factors of HRMP’s have stronger relationship with project success with moderator role of project manager Competences (i.e.., having a high level of certifications and high numbers of years of experience in project management). In the relationship of independent variable with the dependent variable project manager competences acts as a moderator. It is indicated by the findings that there is positive correlation among the variables. This study also examined that Employee Recruitment and Selection, Employee Training and Development, High Performance Work Practice, which are the factors of the Human Resource management practice, have high strength on project success in the occurrence of project manager competences.