Project success

Topics: Project management, Success, Project success, Success criteria, Project objectives
When is a project successful? This seems a fairly straightforward and easy question. However, we will show that there are multiple ways of looking at this and that an answer may not always be so straightforward. ... [ +++ ]
Topics: Project success, Project failure, Business case
Can a project be a success and a failure at the same time? That is a the question Harold Kerzner asks and answers in the video below.     So what do we make of that? The Iridium failure ... [ +++ ]
Topics: Business case, Output, Outcome, Benefits, Objectives, Project initiation, Project success
The relation between project output, outcome and benefits. Projects don't exist in a vacuum. On the contrary, projects are part of an organizational continuum. Therefor the purpose of a project is not ... [ +++ ]
Topics: Experience, Decision making, Estimating, Learning, Project success
We've all seen the job adds that ask for experienced Project Managers (or any other function). The thinking behind this is clearly that an experienced project manager can hit the ground running and be ... [ +++ ]
Topics: Project failure, Project success
They fail because the executive team is sleeping. Anyone home? They fail because the executive team is busy being buys with executive stuff. They fail because because a lack of planning. The plan sucks! ... [ +++ ]