Project Management in Small and Medium-sized Enterprises: A European Perspective

The growing importance of projects in organizations, combined with difficulties in their implementation, is accompanied by the need for professional knowledge in the field of project management. It results from the complexity of project management problems and the difficulty of knowledge that must be applied. However, surprisingly little is known about this topic, especially in the context of European small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). Project Management in Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises: A European Perspective attempts to fill this specific research gap.

The book analyses the process of managing projects being implemented by small and medium-sized firms from Europe, identifies organizational processes, and verifies which elements of these processes require improvement. It concentrates on issues around the multifaceted characteristics of project management, with particular emphasis on the process of managing European small and medium enterprises.

The book is the result of many years of empirical research and consists of two main parts:

• A systematization of concepts, terminology, and thus knowledge in the field of project management, with particular emphasis on the phases of planning, organizing, as well as leading and controlling in the project, as well as small and medium-sized enterprises, with particular emphasis on their specificity and role in the modern European economy.

  A systematization of concepts, terminology, and thus knowledge in the field of project management, with particular emphasis on the phases of planning, organizing, as well as leading and controlling in the project, as well as small and medium-sized enterprises, with particular emphasis on their specificity and role in the modern European economy
• Verification and development of such model procedures in the management of projects so that the SME enterprises’ functioning will be efficient and effective.

There is a close relationship between the two parts. The theoretical part is the foundation on which practical considerations are later carried out. Integrating theoretical and practical issues, the book introduces new content to the literature and has the practical value of indicating how to manage projects in SMEs in the European Union. It also examines the decision-making processes related to project management in these organizations.

Anna Brzozowska is an associate professor of economics, in the discipline of management studies. Currently, she works in the Department of Logistics, Faculty of Management, at Częstochowa University of Technology, Częstochowa, Poland. She is the author of over 230 publications. She is also a scientific committee member of the Economics, Management and Sustainability Scientific Journal.

Wojciech Dyduch is currently the chairman of the College of Management and the head of the Department of Entrepreneurship at the University of Economics in Katowice, Poland. He is also a member of the Council of Scientific Excellence and the chairman of the Committee of Organization and Management Sciences.

Aleksander Pabian graduated from the Faculty of Management of the Częstochowa University of Technology in the field of Management and Marketing, as well as from the Academy of Young Diplomats with a specialization in Foreign Service. He holds the position of assistant professor at the Częstochowa University of Technology, Częstochowa, Poland.

Agnieszka Dziedzic is CEO of Eduexpert Spółka, Toruń, Poland. She holds a doctoral degree in management and quality sciences from the Częstochowa University of Technology, Częstochowa, Poland.