Entrepreneurial Orientation of Project Management (pm.net)

Hello and welcome to the survey studying entrepreneurial orientation of project management along various project types. This survey is part of the Master's thesis research in project management. It was tested to take less than 15 minutes to complete. All your responses will be kept strictly confidential. 

The survey consists of 16 questions. Questions 1 to 7 are general questions regarding your organisation and basic project characteristics. Your answers to questions 8 to 11 will be used to identify the type of projects you typically manage. Questions 12 to 16 are a collection of statements to determine entrepreneurial orientation towards project management in your organisation. There is no right or wrong answer to these statements, it is only your opinion that truely matters.

Thank you for your participation!

The poll results are private

1. What is the principal industry of your organisation?

2. How old is your organisation?

3. How many employees does your organisation have?

4. How many years of project management experience do you have?

5. What is the average budget of projects you manage?

6. What is the average duration of projects you manage?

7. How many members are included in the core team of your average project?

8. Which statement best describes the typical outcome of your managed project? ✪

9. Which statement best describes the typical project you manage? ✪

10. Which statement applies best to the typical project you manage? ✪

11. Which statement best describes the scope complexity of your typical project? ✪

12. Project Manager's Autonomy ✪

Strongly disagree
Disagree
Slightly Disagree
Not Sure
Slightly Agree
Agree
Strongly Agree
I feel that I am my own boss and do not have to double check all of my decisions with someone else
This organisation provides the chance to be creative and try my own project management methods and processes
This organisation provides freedom to use my own judgement
There are many written rules and procedures that define project management process to be followed
It is basically my own responsibility to decide how my project is managed
I almost always get to decide what I do on my job
New project management processes are implemented without going through elaborate justification and approval procedures

13. Project Governance ✪

Strongly Disagree
Disagree
Slightly Disagree
Not Sure
Slightly Agree
Agree
Strongly Agree
Not Applicable
Upper management makes major project decisions by following rigid rules and elaborate procedures
Senior managers support my project by removing obstacles and roadblocks
Project governance often provides valuable insight and advice to steer my project
Project governance imposes rigid and well established checklist type procedures to follow
Project manager and team decide how to present project performance and achievements to governing bodies

14. Project Management Structure ✪

Strongly Disagree
Disagree
Slightly Disagree
Not Sure
Slightly Agree
Agree
Strongly Agree
We prefer loose, informal project control. There is a dependence on informal relations
We strongly emphasize getting things done even if this means disregarding formal project procedures
We strongly emphasize adapting freely to changing circumstances without much concern for past project practices
Manager's operating style is allowed to range freely from very formal to very informal
Project roles tend to be broadly defined with considerable freedom on how tasks are performed
We tend to take calculated risks in order to keep projects on track
Project decisions are made fast, without over detailed investigation and analysis
Project team members have considerable decision making power
Constructive discussions and debates are usual during project meetings
We often share a joke and laugh during project meetings
Project team relations are based on high trust and respect
Changes in the project are expected and made without much bureucracy
Project team continuously engages in communication on project matters that cross team boundaries

15. Project Resource Orientation ✪

Strongly Disagree
Disagree
Slightly Disagree
Not Sure
Slightly Agree
Agree
Strongly Agree
Once project budget is finalized and accepted, it is difficult to revise
Project schedule controls the need for project resources (as opposed to project resources under control determine project schedule)
Project resources are totally controlled and owned by the organisation (as opposed to being rented or borrowed)

16. Project Success Measures ✪

Strongly Disagree
Disagree
Slightly Disagree
Not Sure
Slightly Agree
Agree
Strongly Agree
Our project success is mainly measured against predetermined scope, time and budget constraints
Business value added to the developing organisation is the success measure of our projects
Our project success is mainly measured by the benefit added to the end-user
Benefit added to the community and/or national infrastructure is what we consider our main project success measure