Skip to the main content

Original scientific paper

Intentional Life Management and Project Management in Everyday Li-ves: Empirical Research

Györgyi Lakatosné Szuhai ; EUROPÉER Public Benefit Foundation for European Development and Cooperation
Anton Florijan Baršić orcid id orcid.org/0000-0002-9566-7777 ; University VERN'


Full text: english pdf 361 Kb

page 9-24

downloads: 624

cite


Abstract

The purpose of this paper is to explore recent situation in Hungary in using project manage-ment approach in organizing and governing everyday life. There is no evidence that surveys related on the same or similar topic has been conducted in Europe or Hungary. There are available references in the literature but there is small number of studies about usage of PM principles in life management. Therefore, an introductory survey has been conducted to explore the extent to which concepts, methods and project management tools are applied to make it easier and improve one’s possibilities to articulate needs and analyse, plan and manage their lives as if they were projects.

Based on survey conducted upon the sample of 475 usable responses from an on-line question-naire, this study outlines position and development trends in using project management ap-proach in everyday life as feasible and useful, using following research questions: (a) What is the level of knowledge about the elements, steps and toolset of PM?; (b) Do they use written plans in order to realise their target goals in private life?; (c) What are the attitudes of the par-ticipants regarding the use of PM in private life based on experiences as a project leader?; (d)What are the attitudes of the participants regarding the ownership and usage of applications related to PM in the sample? The variables used are Gender, Age, Education, Job position, Project team membership, and PM experience.

Mathematical-statistical methods have been used in this research in order to analyse the con-nections between the attitudes of participants on applicability of PM in private lives.

Keywords

Project management; Life management; Project society; Project processes; Project phases; Pro-jectisation

Hrčak ID:

202552

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/202552

Publication date:

29.6.2018.

Visits: 1.493 *