TIME MANAGEMENT BEHAVIOURS OF PROJECT PROFESSIONALS AND THEIR INFLUENCE ON INDIVIDUAL AND PROJECT SUCCESS: A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW

Abstract

This review examines how time management strategies influence individual success, with particular attention to outcomes relevant to project-based work, including productivity, task performance, well-being, and academic or professional achievement in various fields. A structured review of the literature was conducted using Scopus, Web of Science, APA PsycInfo, and Google Scholar. Studies were screened against predefined inclusion and exclusion criteria, focusing on empirical evidence linking time-management practices to measurable outcomes. The synthesis indicates that prioritisation techniques, structured scheduling, task-batching, and digital planning tools are generally associated with higher performance, lower perceived stress, and stronger self-efficacy. However, effects vary according to context, personality, occupational demands, and the degree of flexibility built into the method. The review also suggests that excessively rigid systems may undermine creativity or increase pressure in dynamic environments. The paper contributes by consolidating fragmented evidence across educational and professional domains and by showing that time-management capability may be understood not merely as a personal productivity skill, but as a behavioural competence relevant to project execution, coordination, and sustainable performance.