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What is really important for project success? A refined, multivariate, comprehensive analysis

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  • Dov Dvir
  • Stanislav Lipovetsky
  • Aaron J. Shenhar
  • Asher Tishler

Abstract

Studies on project success factors were typically based on subjective lists for respondents to check, or on a limited number of managerial variables and success criteria. This comprehensive study uses multidimensional criteria for assessing project success, and employs multivariate statistical analyses for identifying the common managerial factors affecting almost all types of projects. Altogether, we used 13 success measures and 360 project management variables for our assessment. The use of a very detailed data set and multivariate methods enables us to address several perspectives which have not been adequately analysed by previous research. The main results of this study are: (i) A well-designed initiation phase is the most important factor in project success; (ii) organisational setup and project structure are not good predictors of project success; (iii) formal design and planning documents are instrumental in meeting project time and budget constraints, as well as in ensuring customer satisfaction from the end-product; (iv) design changes during the execution of the project are usually detrimental to the customer's satisfaction, and contribute little to the improvement of the end-products.

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  • Dov Dvir & Stanislav Lipovetsky & Aaron J. Shenhar & Asher Tishler, 2003. "What is really important for project success? A refined, multivariate, comprehensive analysis," International Journal of Management and Decision Making, Inderscience Enterprises Ltd, vol. 4(4), pages 382-404.
    • Handle: RePEc:ids:ijmdma:v:4:y:2003:i:4:p:382-404
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    Cited by:

    1. Corlane Barclay, 2008. "Towards an integrated measurement of IS project performance: The project performance scorecard," Information Systems Frontiers, Springer, vol. 10(3), pages 331-345, July.
    2. Markus Schwaninger & Christian Kaiser, 2007. "Erfolgsfaktoren organisatorischen Wandels," Schmalenbach Journal of Business Research, Springer, vol. 59(2), pages 150-172, March.
    3. Kinga Kijewska & Mariusz Jedliński, 2018. "The Concept of Urban Freight Transport Projects Durability and Its Assessment within the Framework of a Freight Quality Partnership," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 10(7), pages 1-18, June.

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