Question

As you’ve learned this semester, there are differences between overall project success, achieved when the project deliverables are commercially or organizationally met and, in project management success == when a project attains its deliverables within scope, on time, within budget, and a majority of identified risks are mitigated.   Hence, any effective PM must use their project management skills to guide a project towards success, including:

• Identifying, documenting, and managing changes in the project effectively.
• Monitoring and reporting the project progress consistently to stakeholders.
• Focusing on achieving the project goals while avoiding scope creep.
• Reevaluating the forecast schedule and if necessary, shortening phase "releases" using agile methods so iterations gain feedback

Answer 1

There exists a distinction between project success and project management success in the sense that successful project management techniques might be helpful in achieving the objectives of the project, but it would not b sufficient in preventing it from failure. While the project success is generally measured with the achievement of its overall objectives, the project management success is related to quality, cost and time. Besides, it has been observed that attaining project success is more difficult as it includes second order control. This requires project managers to possess required skills of leading a project towards success with the help of proper identification, documentation and management of changes; reviewing and controlling the progress, emphasizing on the project goals and reexamining forecast schedules for gaining desired outcomes.

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