Page 135 - Microsoft Word - 00 P1 IW Prelims.docx

Project management II: Managing the project to its conclusion

Reasons why projects succeed:

 Project sponsorship at executive level

 Good PID and business case

 Strong project management

 The right mix of team players

 Good decision making structure

 Good communication

 Team members are working toward common goals.

Reasons for project failure:

 Failure to align the project with organisational objectives

 Poor scope

 Unrealistic expectations

 Lack of executive sponsorship

 Lack of true project management

 Inability to move beyond individual conflicts

 Internal politics.

The barriers to project management success are:

 Project complexity

 Customer’s special requirements and scope changes

 Organisational structural and systemic resistance

 Project risks

 Changes in technology.

129