Projects are all the more successful …
- the more the project stakeholders are involved in the project,
- the more clearly the objective of the project is defined,
- the more aware all project participants are of the goals and tasks,
- the simpler and more practical the agreed standards are,
- the better plans and reality are synchronized,
- the more certain the statements about the project status are,
- the more clearly roles in the project are defined and lived,
- the more the project is supported by the line,
- the more clearly the “rules of the game” are agreed upon and lived by,
- the better the project team is able to deal with conflicts,
- and the more competent and experienced the project manager is,
- the more the project team learns from the experience of this and past projects.
Projects can fail because …
- the project objectives are unclear or not clear enough,
- the date is chosen too “sporty” in the sense of “you’ll manage” – or the date is even completely unrealistic,
- the available budget is insufficient,
- the planning for the project is too rough or too precise,
- the planning is completely unrealistic because the project must be successful on paper,
- the project organisation is unclear,
- the responsibilities within the project are unclear,
- the responsibilities for the project outside the project are insufficiently clarified,
- the project team should just get started,
- no one’s really up for the project.