Type of Document	Thesis
Author	Schmid, Bernhard
URN	etd-01052007-002052
Title	MOTIVATION IN PROJECT MANAGEMENT: THE PROJECT MANAGER’S PERSPECTIVE
Degree	Master of Science
Department	Communication, Department of
Advisory Committee	Advisor Name Title Dr. Jonathan Adams Committee Chair Dr. John DuBard Committee Member Dr. Philip Grise Committee Member
Keywords	team project stages project management motivation
Date of Defense	2006-12-08
Availability	unrestricted
Abstract Successful project management plays an important role in contemporary business. To accomplish successful project delivery, a project manager has to do more than simply work within predefined project management constructs and techniques. One major additional element is team motivation, but understanding how motivation works from the project manager’s perspective remains unclear. To gain further insight, the Project Management Institute (PMI) online research network was used to discover currently held perceptions regarding team motivation by project management professionals. Factors that cause low levels of team motivation were explored and perceptions regarding successful motivation techniques were measured. In addition, the study introduced the project stages concept into team motivation theory by assessing perceptions regarding the relation of team motivation factors based on project stage.
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