Information technology (IT) projects often are more complex and less predictable than other types of projects, such as construction and engineering (Ewusi-Mensah, 1997; Kapur, 1999; Rodriquez-Repiso, Setchi, & Salmeron, 2007). These projects often exceed their proposed budgets and/or schedules and do not always fulfill their objectives. In Turkey, expectations of corporations from their IT departments are increasing every day. IT departments and companies that give technology service to sectors like banking, telecommunications, retail, logistics, etc., are in a fierce competition. Companies try to present new products in the shortest available time with the best quality in order to compete in their markets. As a result, the importance given to management of product development projects is rapidly increasing. Most of the information technology companies or departments have project management office (PMOs) and the number of Project Management Institute certified professionals in Turkey are continuously increasing. On the other hand, although project management literature is quite limited, the global problems of project management mentioned previously have also been witnessed in Turkey. This paper aims to identify the project management success factors and their influence on project performance in Turkish information technology sector. In addition, it determines the moderating effects of project team size, project duration, organization size, and projectized organization structure on project management success factors and project performance relationship in the Turkish information technology sector. It begins by looking at project success criteria and provides a definition. The paper then discusses the research model and hypotheses.

Strategies and Impact in Developing Countries emphasizes the research of sustainability management and strategies in developing countries providing information to the public, researchers, planners, and stakeholders dealing with sustainability management and strategies, particularly for developing and emerging economic countries.

The goal of this article is to identify and understand the relationship between the critical success factors (CSFs) of project manufacturing environments and project performance. This article explores those relationships through the logistic regression method, using a sample of 182 respondents and quantifying the influence of CSFs on success achievement in four dimensions (efficiency, impact on consumers, impact on the team, and preparation for the future). The results show that not all CSFs are significant in explaining project success. Thus, project managers must evaluate the influence of each one and consider it in their decisions.

This book contains the proceedings of the Second International Conference on Integrated Sciences and Technologies (IMDC-IST-2021). Where held on 7th–9th Sep 2021 in Sakarya, Turkey. This conference was organized by University of Bradford, UK and Southern Technical University, Iraq. The papers in this conference were collected in a proceedings book entitled: Proceedings of the second edition of the International Multi-Disciplinary Conference Theme: “Integrated Sciences and Technologies” (IMDC-IST-2021). The presentation of such a multi-discipline conference provides a lot of exciting insights and new understanding on recent issues in terms of Green Energy, Digital Health, Blended Learning, Big Data, Meta-material, Artificial-Intelligence powered applications, Cognitive Communications, Image Processing, Health Technologies, 5G Communications. Referring to the argument, this conference would serve as a valuable reference for future relevant research activities. The committee acknowledges that the success of this conference are closely intertwined by the contributions from various stakeholders. As being such, we would like to express our heartfelt appreciation to the keynote speakers, invited speakers, paper presenters, and participants for their enthusiastic support in joining the second edition of the International Multi-Disciplinary Conference Theme: “Integrated Sciences and Technologies” (IMDC-IST-2021). We are convinced that the contents of the study from various papers are not only encouraged productive discussion among presenters and participants but also motivate further research in the relevant subject. We appreciate for your enthusiasm to attend our conference and share your knowledge and experience. Your input was important in ensuring the success of our conference. Finally, we hope that this conference serves as a forum for learning in building togetherness and academic networks. Therefore, we expect to see you all at the next IMDC-IST.