The impact of the project culture on project management effectiveness

Abstract

An organizational culture, indicated in the literature as one out of the four main organizational conditions supporting project management has an essential meaning for the project execution. This article describes different types of organizational culture emphasizing especially these characteristics, which are particularly important for project implementation. Basing on the research results, it was possible in the article to identify the occurrence of the indications of project culture in enterprises executing projects and operating in Poland, and also to highlight the importance of project culture for effective project execution. The research results indicate that the increase of the intensity of attributes which are typical for project organization in organizational culture contributes to the successful project implementation. Consequently enterprises tending toward achieving better project results should develop in their organizations project culture.