Let's separate project management success from outcome achievement. The first is about meeting all defined/approved constraints. The second is about getting the value expected out of a project. The final dimensions to consider are stakeholder satisfaction & sustainability. Ideally the first two "successes" did not come at the expense of either of these latter considerations.
Kiron
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1 reply by SHADAV MOHAMMAD ANSARI
Jul 25, 2019 12:10 AM
SHADAV MOHAMMAD ANSARI
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Well Said Kiron. Thanks. i agree with your points.
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RAJON BANERJEEKalyani, District: Nadia, West Bengal, India
Deliverables are acceptable by the customer & healthy relationship with strong communication skills. Saving Changes...
Jorge EscotoDirector of PM/PMO| CET Professionals ServicesSan Pedro Sula, Cortes, Honduras
it is very simple: If your customer is happy, the project was successful.
We as project managers should not don't decide if a project is successful. We are obviously an interested party.
If you are independent and the customer hires you back, your project was successful.
If you are in the same organization, the project owner, or internal customer should decide. In the corporate world, it all comes down to politics. Even if you achieve deadlines, budgets, but in the end, the product is no longer needed or liked, nobody is buying or using it: the project failed.
On the other hand, if you had so many changes that you delivered "late" or "off-budget" but the customer or consumers are happy, your project was a success. Saving Changes...
Senior Projects Manager | Field & Marten AssociatesNew Westminster, British Columbia, Canada
Between Sergio and Kiron they nailed it pretty well, I have nothing to add more than what they already said but success should always be measured using defined metrics / KPI’s. Saving Changes...
Let's separate project management success from outcome achievement. The first is about meeting all defined/approved constraints. The second is about getting the value expected out of a project. The final dimensions to consider are stakeholder satisfaction & sustainability. Ideally the first two "successes" did not come at the expense of either of these latter considerations.
Kiron
Well Said Kiron. Thanks. i agree with your points. Saving Changes...
Thanks to all of you for sharing your views. Saving Changes...
James ShieldsIS Director - Portfolio Solutions| City and County of San Francisco, SFPDSan Francisco, Ca, United States
Sign-off by the customer and the agreed-upon success criteria as well as the business value the project was to deliver have all been achieved. Saving Changes...
I found it very interesting, would you consider the Opera of Sydney a project success? Saving Changes...
Eric IsomOwner| learn.pmguaranteed.comUt, United States
I agree with Jorge. It's all about customer satisfaction. Every other measure of project success that we come up with is meant to provide customer satisfaction. You have to keep that in mind, or you end up chasing things that don't satisfy the customer.
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