Successful Project Management


Successful project management aligns people, process and governance around an evolving definition of success that blends time, cost and quality with benefits and stakeholder value (Ika and Pinto, 2022). Outcomes hinge on leadership and project-manager competencies (Abbas and Ali, 2023).

Technique Overview

Successful Project Management

Successful Project Management Definition

Project management is the planning, monitoring and control of all aspects of a project and the motivation of all those involved in it to achieve the project objectives on time and to the specified cost, quality and performance (BSI, 1996). In modern practice, success criteria should be co-defined and revisited across the lifecycle to include benefits and stakeholder value, not only the iron triangle (Ika and Pinto, 2022).

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  • Abbas, M. and Ali, R. (2023) ‘Transformational versus transactional leadership styles and project success: A meta-analytic review’, European Management Journal, 41(1), pp. 125–142. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.emj.2021.10.011. available at: IDEAS/RePEc
  • Atkinson, R. (1999) ‘Project management: cost, time and quality, two best guesses and a phenomenon - it’s time to accept other success criteria’, International Journal of Project Management, 17(6), pp. 337–342. available at: https://doi.org/10.1016/S0263-7863(98)00069-6.
  • Auster, E. R. and Ruebottom, T. (2013) Navigating the Politics and Emotions of Change, Sloan Management Review, Summer.
  • Bell, D. C. and Read, A. W. (1970) The Application of a Research Project Selection Method, R&D Management, Vol. 1 (1), pp. 35-42.

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