Bibliometric analysis of academic studies on project management success

Project management is the process of planning, organizing, directing and controlling every aspect of a project, taking into consideration factors such as time, budget and scope in order to achieve the defined objectives. In this context, project management is relevant to various fields with different characteristics, including military, architecture, education and industry. Indeed, the establishment of project departments by sector investors with numerous national and international employees highlights the importance they attach to this field. As the significance of project management is increasingly recognized, organizations such as the Project Management Institute (PMI), International Project Management Association (IPMA), and Association for Project Management (APM) have emerged as influential players in the international arena, providing valuable contributions to project managers through their outlined roadmaps. Furthermore, specific academic studies conducted in the field have served as additional guiding references for project managers in successfully managing projects. In the thesis study, academic articles indexed in the Web of Science (WoS) database were examined in terms of project management success and interpretations were made using bibliometric analysis methods, including tables, graphs and science mapping techniques. The obtained results hold significant guiding qualities for future studies in the field, as they involve the interpretation of literature related to project management success. Moreover, they are important in terms of making inferences about the future while analyzing the past of the field. Keywords: Project, Project Management, Project Success, Bibliometrics