<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>The paper describes a problem of project maturity of Polish and foreign construction companies. They were analyzed by their ability to execute construction investment projects. Survey results refer to issues related to the organizational culture and challenges connected with an improvement of the processes of project management for construction. Generation Y employees, their value, and their role at work were discussed in particular. It was underlined that modern managers should be able to profit from skills of Generation Y and to employ and retain the best of them in order to build a competitive advantage of the company. It was revealed that a success of the company is connected with an increasing level of project maturity as a condition for a successful project management.</p></abstract>

The paper describes a problem of project maturity of Polish and foreign construction companies. They were analyzed by their ability to execute construction investment projects. Survey results refer to issues related to the organizational culture and challenges connected with an improvement of the processes of project management for construction. Generation Y employees, their value, and their role at work were discussed in particular. It was underlined that modern managers should be able to profit from skills of Generation Y and to employ and retain the best of them in order to build a competitive advantage of the company. It was revealed that a success of the company is connected with an increasing level of project maturity as a condition for a successful project management.

Maturity Of Project Management In Polish And Foreign Construction Companies

University of Technology and Life Sciences in Bydgoszcz, Faculty of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Architecture, Department of Construction Engineering and Management, Bydgoszcz, Poland

Foundations of Management

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The paper describes a problem of project maturity of Polish and foreign construction companies. They were analyzed by their ability to execute construction...

Maturity Of Project Management In Polish And Foreign Construction Companies

Published Online: Jan 06, 2016

Page range: 71 - 82

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/fman-2015-0026

Keywords
construction companies, project maturity, risk management, Generation Y

© 2015 Faculty of Management, Warsaw University of Technology

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Maturity Of Project Management In Polish And Foreign Construction Companies

Published Online: Jan 06, 2016

Page range: 71 - 82

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/fman-2015-0026

Keywordsconstruction companies, project maturity, risk management, Generation Y

© 2015 Faculty of Management, Warsaw University of Technology

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
construction companies, project maturity, risk management, Generation Y