

IECEU analyses the best practices and lessons learned with a view to enhance the civilian conflict prevention and peace building capabilities of EU with a catalogue of practices, new solutions and approaches. The consortium is coordinated by Laurea University of Applied Sciences (Finland). The IECEU Consortium (11 participants from 7 different European countries) itself consists of a diverse group of civilian, research and military organizations. This project has received funding from the EU Fr amework Programme for Research and Innovation HORIZON 2020. The IECEU (Improving the Effectiveness of Capabilities in EU Conflict Prevention) is project aiming to enhance the conflict prevention capabilities. Finally, recommendations and suggestions will be provided. The following is an overview of the problems encountered in the project management process in Iran. Then the research methodology and how to collect and analyze the data are considered. Therefore, this paper firstly reviews the theoretical framework of previous research on project management in Iran. No matter how economically self-sufficient a country is, the need for cooperation and exchange in neighboring or non-neighboring countries cannot be ignored. Another reason is the severe international sanctions that have cast a heavy shadow over the Iranian economy and, unfortunately, cannot be ignored. A questionnaire was designed to investigate how project funding (initial and during a project) is funded and how they manage risks throughout the project and are distributed to companies. This study examines whether Iranian companies are familiar with project management in terms of cost, budget, and risk management. To achieve this, an organized system for project management and planning will be needed. Therefore, to reduce the cost and execution time as well as improve the quality of the project, the approach should be shifted from traditional management to scientific management to optimize the efficiency and performance of a project over its lifetime. Today, in most large and small project-based organizations, senior managers, especially project managers, face many challenges in terms of resource allocation.
