Factors that affect the success of a project
This is an excerpt from the Project Management Journal - Sept 2006
- Project control system
- Project mission and goals should be well defined
- Top management support within resources and budget in essential
- A detailed project planning that covers all aspect of the project
- Client consultation and acceptance during the project life cycle
- Competent project team members that supports project aims and objectives
- Technical abilities of the project team and project organization
- Project team should have troubleshooting capabilities
- Success criteria should be agreed upon with the stakeholders before onset of project
- A collaborative working relationship should be maintained between the project owner and project manager
- The Project manager should have the flexibility to deal with uncertainty
- The project owner should take an interest in the project performance
These in my opinion are a really nice set of factors which one should keep in mind whenever involved in a project.
