Has Project Success Declined?

  ProjectsAtWork  

Results from the 2010 Project Resource Management Survey reveal differences of perception between upper-level executives and project managers.

Upper-level executives are more likely to believe projects are more successful than their project management counterparts believe. This statement is among the findings of Cognitive Technologies’ second annual Project Resource Management Survey.

The full report on the findings reveals another discrepancy between the two groups of respondents: executives are more likely to view project resource management-related challenges as being less severe than project managers view them.

The report goes on to reveal other insights into the challenges U.S. companies face when it comes to managing project resources, including:

• Organizations with higher project success rates are more likely to have standardized resource management tools and are more likely to believe their tools provide sufficient and timely information.
• Larger organizations are more likely to have more sophisticated tools and processes, but are also more likely to experience project resource management challenges.
• Organizations with fewer people working on projects are better able to track and status projects at the task level and are more likely to use past project data when planning future projects.
• Since 2009, large organizations are …

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