Project management and innovation in the manufacturing industry in Czech Republic

摘要

In the current dynamic environment, the importance of project management keeps increasing in relation to continuous changes. The organizations that do not adapt to the evolving environment and do not innovate do not have a chance to stay on the market for a long time. Project approach to problem solving is becoming increasingly popular. The reason is that it is not possible to solve every change in the same way, so it is necessary to create innovative projects that respond flexibly to the requirements of both the current state and the target state. The aim of the paper is to compare the approaches of the enterprises with and without project management in the manufacturing industry to investments in innovation and access to the factors that limit their further development. About 70% of the surveyed enterprises (164) are project-driven. These organizations innovate much more. The lack of skilled employees is the most limiting factor of the development.