Unlocking Project Success: The Synergistic Effects of Project Management Maturity Matrix, Governance, and Top Management Support

Abstract

This study looks at the impact of organizational project management maturity on project success, using project governance as a mediator and top management support as a moderator. The research focuses on project-based enterprises that have formed project management offices. A standardized questionnaire was used to gather data from 250 to 275 participants, which included project managers and PMO workers. Using correlation and regression analysis, the findings show a substantial positive association between project management maturity and project success, with project governance serving as a critical mediating factor. While top management support has a less moderating effect, it nevertheless improves the link between maturity and success. The research is constrained by its geographic concentration on Islamabad, Pakistan, which may introduce location-based bias. According to the results, firms should emphasize improving their project management maturity and assuring strong top management support to optimize project success. Additionally, project managers should strive to build governance structures with each project to increase organizational maturity. This study provides new insights into the joint impacts of project management maturity, governance, and leadership support on project results.