Abstract:
Nowadays, leading world companies widely use methodology, standards, and project
management tools in many areas of project-oriented activities, including investment,
innovation, and information projects. Last years the implementation and functioning
of the country’s enterprises’ project management system have been actively discussed
in Kazakhstan.
This work aims to identify critical processes of project management planning that affect the effectiveness of projects at the enterprise of the military-industrial complex of
Kazakhstan. For this purpose, a survey of top managers of defense industry companies
was conducted. A total of 28 respondents were interviewed, working at 18 enterprises
of the military-industrial complex of the Republic of Kazakhstan and directly participating in the implementation of projects. Data were personally collected by a questionnaire survey conducted during 2019. To verify the formulated model’s assumptions
and success, correlation analysis, and other relevant tests were used. Using the model
of project management planning quality (PMPQ), process efficiency has been assessed,
and critical factors for the effectiveness of defense industry projects have also been
identified. The results show that the Republic of Kazakhstan’s defense industry complex projects has a low level of efficiency and an average score for the use of project
planning processes. Project efficiency evaluation has also revealed critical knowledge
areas for defense projects like human resource management, schedule development,
and define scope. The research expands knowledge in PM, revealing the importance of
planning processes for the defense industry that need more focus to achieve top-level
success and effectiveness of projects.
