dc.description.abstract | Enhancing the success rate of software development projects has always been a goal pursued by enterprises, especially in the rapidly changing environment. Project managers, as the people who are responsible for projects, are often faced with many challenges as the project process is often full of tortuous. To enhance the project managers’ ability to increase the chance of project success, The training materials that include both management and software skills in project manager training programs. However, project managers are often under pressure from everywhere, including clients, supervisors, and team members, and are responsible for make-or-break projects and risk events, coupled with the fact that project managers in most organizations do not have direct line management authority, those factors make project managers more challenging.
The Operational Readiness Framework, a model used to assess physical, technical, and mental readiness in the face of professional challenges. And the importance of mental readiness in various high-pressure or high-risk occupations has been repeatedly researched and validated. This study applied this framework through in-depth interviews to explore how excellent software project managers define and handle challenging situations and the importance of physical, technical, and mental readiness to face challenges to become an excellent project manager. In addition, this study also examined how the practice of mental readiness is consistent with the constructive evaluation of the Wheel of Excellence. After all interviews were completed, the researcher coded the transcripts and notes, and through qualitative and quantitative analysis to conclude. In addition to understanding the basic skills training required for project managers, the results of the study also considered whether mental training should be the training element. | en_US |