Selected Aspects of Project Controlling based on Empirical Research

Abstract

The article aims to present the research conducted in the years 2013–2017 on the problem of project controlling with regard to organisations implementing projects in Poland. The author made an analysis of a real approach to the control of projects at every stage of their life cycle, the reasons behind the introduction of project controlling in the organization as well as the scope of controlling applied in the project practice. The research also identifies the positions responsible for the strategic control of projects and major tasks accomplished by a project controller; it also indicates benefits and defects resulting from the introduction of project controlling systems in organisations. The target group included participants of projects conducted in Polish organisations, primarily managers, but also members of project teams and steering committees. The obtained results allowed for the identification of a number of correlations and regularities between variables significant in project management and the controlling system elements, at both strategic and operating levels.