Project management in institutes of public health

The purpose of the paper is to deal with the organizational support of project management in institutes of public health at secondary level in terms of training, organizational structures and motivation. On the basis of the findings, we aimed at designing an organizational structure that supported a more effective implementation of projects. In the empirical part of the paper, a quantitative study into the views of employees in nine institutes of public health in Slovenia involved in projects (institutes of public health in Ljubljana, Maribor, Celje, Kranj, Nova Gorica, Koper, Novo mesto, Ravne na Koroskem and Murska Sobota) is presented. The questionnaire was completed by 83 employees who were involved in project planning, implementation and controlling in a public institute. It was concluded that the training of the contractors as well as motivation positively affected the successfulness of project realization. We designed a proposals for the organizational support environment of project management in institutes of public health at secondary level. The results of our research are useful for change makers and contractors in institutes of public health and other organizations.