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Will projects of the future focus more on impact than delivery?

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Pavan Maddi
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Buona Vista, Singapore

Traditionally, success in projects has been measured by time, cost, and scope. But looking ahead, I wonder if the focus will shift toward impact—how much value or change a project creates for people, organizations, or even society.



Do you think future projects will be judged more on the difference they make rather than just the outputs delivered?
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Luis Branco CEO| Business Insight, Consultores de Gestão, Ldª Carcavelos, Lisboa, Portugal

Pavan Maddi
Absolutely.
The future of project success is not just about delivery.
It's about transformation.

PMI’s 2024 research confirms this shift: projects that combined execution and real outcomes had the highest success ratings, leading to the Net Project Success Score (NPSS) — a new way to measure value as a continuum.

As Jim Highsmith reminds us:
“Innovation delivers products that we can barely imagine. Efficiency and optimization are appropriate drivers for a production project, whereas innovation and creativity should drive an exploration‑type project.”

That’s why I use Positive Impact by Design™ to guide teams from outputs to outcomes, from execution to meaning.

How are you building projects that deliver M.O.R.E.™?
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Aung Sint
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Lead Consultant| Laminar Projects
Pavan
I would agree if we shift our mindset to focus on the triple bottom line. The transformation may take time, but it is achievable through collective effort.

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