Evaluating Innovation Practices In Project Management Of Information Technology Sector In Yemen

Project management considers an important major that is used today to maximize the likelihood of building successful projects.Project management needs an efficient controlling with innovation and alignment with its practices.Therefore,this research takes the proposal that project management performance can be improved if information technology(IT)sector is more innovative.Accordingly,this research deals with two topics and the interaction between them,are 'Innovation' and'Project Management'.This research is based on the exploratory research survey using a structured questionnaire to fulfill the main goal and objectives of this research.The research consists of two parts:the first one aims to provide a clear picture of the related significance of the main drivers,enablers,barriers,and impacts of innovation over the information technology innovation value chain.The second one aims to investigate innovative best practices that should be incorporated into project management applications in order to improve the efficiencies of project management.A survey questionnaire was submitted to 182 information technology(IT)companies and IT departments in Yemeni banks.The statistical program SPSS was used to analyze data,the data collected was analyzed through descriptive analysis and hypothesis testing.The descriptive analysis results indicate that cost reduction is the main driver of innovation,incentives and rewards are the main enablers of innovation,lack of effective management is the main barrier of innovation,and creating a competitive advantage is the main impact of innovation.Moreover,the hypotheses testing results indicates thatthere is a statistically significant at(a?0.05)in the relationship between the five innovation practices:(1)Strategic Management,(2)Internal Innovative Working Environment,(3)External Innovative Working Environment,(4)Stakeholders'Management,and(5)Project Management.The main point in this study is to evaluate to what extent these innovation practices can be applied in information technology(IT)sector in Yemen.The overall average participants are(4.38)out of(5.00)which consider very high.Based on the results of this study,a framework was devised to be an effective management method to help the management of information technology(IT)sector in Yemen.The study recommended that companies should apply such a framework and recognize the positive effects of innovation and actively participate in its implementation rather than resist it.In the end,the results of this study are expected to offer useful information for future studies trends,particularly as an indicator for the development of innovative project management frameworks.