The importance of project management has hastily increased and its rapid development and tendency towards innovation has made it one of the key components of organizations’ performance. Therefore, the main purpose of this paper was to conduct a systematic study of the current situation and practices in the field of project management in the Czech Republic. Four areas of project management are closely studied: stakeholders´ main demands and requests, main characteristics of project management, level of use of project management methods and identification of the characteristics of the respondents. The research has an explanatory character and works with primary and secondary data. Primary data was obtained through an on-line cross-sectional survey comprising of four parts (identical to the areas studied) conducted in the Czech Republic in 2016. The questionnaire consisted of twenty questions in total and it had elements of both quantitative and qualitative research. It yielded 118 usable responses. The sample examined was random but expert - it covered organizations operating in the Czech Republic and respondents were asked to identify their professionalism and experience in the area of project management. Furthermore, the results of the authors’ survey were compared with the results of similar surveys from the last five years providing secondary data. This comparison brought forth additional insights and better understanding of the theoretical grounding. The results showed a prominent relationship and, to some extent, a correlation between understanding (defining) a successful project and identifying success factors, stakeholder demands and problematic areas, displaying a complexity of working in the field of project management. Furthermore, a vaguely-defined scope was identified as the most problematic area and issue influencing project success. Overall, the study indicates the necessity for innovation, such as the development of a basic framework for project governance approaches as well as an increase in the use of available project management methods. These directions will not only improve project management, but will also boost entrepreneurship spirit and help modern, highly potential start-ups to be competitive in the market.

中文翻译：

---

捷克共和国的项目管理实践研究

项目管理的重要性已迅速提高，其快速发展和创新趋势使其成为组织绩效的关键组成部分之一。因此，本文的主要目的是对捷克共和国项目管理领域的现状和实践进行系统的研究。对项目管理的四个领域进行了深入研究：利益相关者的主要需求和要求，项目管理的主要特征，项目管理方法的使用水平以及对受访者特征的识别。这项研究具有解释性，可以处理主要和次要数据。通过2016年在捷克共和国进行的包括四个部分（与研究区域相同）的在线横截面调查获得了主要数据。该问卷共包括二十个问题，并具有定量和定性研究的内容。它产生了118个可用响应。所调查的样本是随机的，但是专家的-它涵盖了在捷克共和国运营的组织，并要求受访者确定其在项目管理领域的专业精神和经验。此外，将作者调查的结果与最近五年提供次要数据的类似调查的结果进行了比较。这种比较带来了更多的见解和对理论基础的更好理解。结果表明，在理解（定义）成功的项目与确定成功因素，利益相关者的要求和问题领域之间存在着显着的关系，并且在一定程度上具有相关性。显示了项目管理领域的工作复杂性。此外，模糊定义的范围被确定为最有问题的领域和影响项目成功的问题。总体而言，该研究表明了创新的必要性，例如开发项目治理方法的基本框架以及增加对可用项目管理方法的使用。这些方向不仅将改善项目管理，还将激发企业家精神，并帮助具有潜力的现代初创企业在市场上具有竞争力。例如开发用于项目治理方法的基本框架，以及增加对可用项目管理方法的使用。这些方向不仅将改善项目管理，还将激发企业家精神，并帮助具有潜力的现代初创企业在市场上具有竞争力。例如开发用于项目治理方法的基本框架，以及增加对可用项目管理方法的使用。这些方向不仅将改善项目管理，还将激发企业家精神，并帮助具有潜力的现代初创企业在市场上具有竞争力。