Dr Saif Ul Haq

Saif Ul Haq is a Senior Lecturer in Project Management at De Montfort University, Leicester. He has over a decade of teaching and research experience at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels, having taught at prestigious institutions in Pakistan and China. Prior to joining De Montfort University, Saif was an Associate Professor of Project Management at Bahria University, Pakistan, where he also served as Coordinator of the Post Graduate Program.
Saif received his PhD in Management Science and Engineering with a specialization in Project Management from Hefei University of Technology, China. His research focuses on project governance, performance management, and risk management in project environments. He has published extensively in peer-reviewed journals, including contributions to top-tier journals like the International Journal of Project Management.
Beyond academia, Saif has contributed as a reviewer for several prominent journals and has actively participated in conferences worldwide. His research work bridges the gap between theory and practice in project management, with a strong emphasis on improving project outcomes in the construction and IT sectors. 

• Haq, S.U., Khan, K.A., Hafeez, H. and Chughtai, M.A. (2022), "Trust and knowledge sharing in project teams in construction industry of Pakistan: moderating role of perceived behavioral control", Kybernetes, Vol. ahead-of-print No. ahead-of-print. https://doi.org/10.1108/K-07-2021-0630 (ABS 1*)
• Haq, S. U., Gu, D., Liang, C., & Abdullah, I. (2019). Project governance mechanisms and the performance of software development projects: Moderating role of requirements risk. International Journal of Project Management, 37(4), 533-548. (ABS 2*)
• Haq, S. U., Liang, C., Gu, D., Du, J. T., & Zhao, S. (2018). Project governance, project performance, and the mediating role of project quality and project management risk: an agency theory perspective. Engineering Management Journal, 30(4), 274-292.
• Tamimi, S., Arshad, R., Haq, S. U., & Chughtai, M. A. (2024). Application of green HRM and its impact on environmental performance: a case of construction projects. International Journal of Business Environment, 15(1), 41-62. (ABS 1*)
• Mannan, H.A., Haq, S. U., and Rashid, R.M. (2023) ‘Mapping the impact of contractual governance and trust on project performance in construction industry – the moderating effect of shadow of future’, Int. J. Business Performance Management, Vol. 24, No. 2, pp.229–252. (ABS 1*)
• Masood, S., Chughtai, M. A., Qurratulain, Q., & Haq, S. U. (2023). Effects of Teamwork Team Trust and Training on Employee Performance: The Moderating Role of Team Member Exchange. International Research Journal of Management and Social Sciences, 4(3), 64-93.
• Iqbal , M. T., Warraich, I. A., & Haq, S. U. (2023). Impact of Employee Resilience and Job Engagement on Project Success: Mediating role of Innovative Work Behavior. Research Journal for Societal Issues, 5(3), 234–257. https://doi.org/10.56976/rjsi.v5i3.144
• Zahra, S. R., Asghar, I., Haq, S. U., Ud Din, M. S., & Abidi, M. H. (2022). Impact of Despotic Leadership on Project Success in the Software Development Projects: Mediating role of Self-Efficacy and Job Autonomy: Research Journal for Societal Issues, 4(1), 12–33. https://doi.org/10.56976/rjsi.v4i1.34
• Chughtai, M. A., Naqvi, S. M. I. H., Ahsan, Q., & Haq, S. U. (2022). Ambidextrous leadership and project-based organisational innovation performance: the mediating role of innovative climate and moderating role of organisational learning. Middle East Journal of Management, 9(3), 227-246.
• Aslam, M.M.I., Haq, S. U., Chughtai, M. A. (2022). The Influence of Contractual Complexity on Opportunistic Behavior: Moderating Role of Formal Control. Middle East Journal of Management, 9(2), 107-126
• Abdullah, I., Parveen, S. and Haq, S.U. (2021), "Forced online experiment and its acceptance among the University students during pandemic in Pakistan", Foresight, Vol. ahead-of-print No. ahead-of-print. https://doi.org/10.1108/FS-01-2021-0026 (ABS 1*)
• Muhammad Sajid, S. Z., Haq, S. U., M. Ahsan Chugtai and Adeel Ahmed (2021). Linking entrepreneurial orientation to project success in construction projects. Journal of Project Management, 6(2), 61-72. https://doi.org/10.5267/j.jpm.2021.2.001
• Muhamamd, M., Haq, S. U., Abdullah, I., & Chughtai, M. A. (2020). The Influence of E- Leadership on Employee Opportunism and Value Creation: A Case of Software Development Projects of Lahore, Pakistan. AJSS, 4(3), 425-442.
• Haq, S. U., Rashid, Y., & Aslam, M. S. (2014). Effects of delay in construction projects of Punjab- Pakistan: An empirical study. Journal of Basic and Applied Scientific Research, 4(4), 98-104.
• Rahsid, Y., Haq, S. U., & Aslam, M. (2013). Causes of delay in construction projects of Punjab- Pakistan: An empirical study. Journal of Basic and Applied Scientific Research, 3(10), 87-96.

• Project Governance
• Project Performance
• Project Risk Management
• Project Leadership

• Project Management
• Operations Management
• Research Methods

• PhD: Management Science and Engineering (Specialization: Project Management) from Hefei University of Technology, Hefei, P.R. China, 2014-2018
• Master of Sciences in Project Management from COMSATS University Islamabad, Lahore Campus, Pakistan, 2011-2013
• Master of Business Administration in Finance from COMSATS University Islamabad, Lahore Campus, Pakistan, 2008-2010

• Responsible Project Management
• Project Cost and Finance Management
• Project Stakeholder and Communication Management
• Research Methods
• Advance Skills for Project Management Professionals