Human Resources Factors Influencing the Project Success with Hybrid Approach

The aim of this research is to propose a model explaining project management success, and more specifically projects managed in hybrid mode, in which both agile and traditional methodologies are combined. Particular attention was given to factors related to human resources. This research will be based on a hypothetico-deductive reasoning mode that will enable the development of a theoretical explanatory model covering two empirical investigations. The first is an exploratory qualitative study of twenty project managers, conducted to contextualize the model. The second is a quantitative study of a confirmatory nature, covering a fairly wide range of project managers operating in different sectors of activity in Morocco. The data were analyzed in two parts: firstly, an exploratory factorial analysis using SPSS software (version 21.0), and secondly, a confirmatory factorial analysis using the structural equation method and SmartPLS 4.0 processing software. Results revealed that project success is strongly conditioned by factors driven by top management support. However, within the context of this research, it was found that the skill set of the project team, project manager skills and stakeholder knowledge management factors considered important in the literature, did not turn out to have an impact on project success.