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The results in figure 9 highlight the proximity of the means. There are six top competencies with three competencies sharing the same mean of 4.44 and two competencies with a mean of 4.00. The three competencies with a mean of 4.44 focus on the development of the profession itself, the planning of quality and the overall costing of the project. The latter two competencies relate to the technical competency of managing the cost, quality and scope of the project. Another contextual competency that was important was procurement and entering into contracts (mean = 4.33). The importance of this competency makes logical sense as project managers in the built environment do enter into various contracts with suppliers.
The competencies of managing a programme and the promotion of personnel competencies rank in joint fifth place.
FIGURE 9: TOP AND BOTTOM FIVE CONTEXTUAL COMPETENCY ELEMENTS
THE DISPARITY BETWEEN PROJECT SUCCESS AND PROJECT MANAGERS' COMPETENCIES 1117