What can project managers learn from the Icelandic national football team’s managers in project management?

Football is one of the most popular sports in the world. In this thesis it is aimed to answer the question: What can project managers learn from the managers of the Icelandic national football team in project management? The thesis is built up in two ways: Qualitative study and quantitative study. Two in-depth interviews were conducted with the Icelandic national football team´s managers and one open question was sent out to the Icelandic national football team. The IPMA eye of competence was used as a framework to categorize the results. The conclusions are that values, structured working environment, mutual trust, mutual respect and repetition are the main building blocks for the Icelandic national team´s success. Football environment provides a good testing ground for project management, but since fewer variables affect the outcome in football it can be difficult to apply it directly to business.

Author dc:creator

• Anna Sigríður Vilhelmsdóttir 1976-

Contributors dc:contributor

• Háskólinn í Reykjavík

• Verkefnastjórnun
• Knattspyrna
• Tækni- og verkfræðideild
• Meistaraprófsritgerðir
• MPM
• Project management
• Football
• School of Science and Engineering

Language dc:language.iso

en

Handle dc:identifier.uri

http://hdl.handle.net/1946/22679

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:skemman.is:1946/22679