A perspective-based understanding of project success

Date
2012
Authors
McLeod, L
Doolin, B
MacDonell, SG
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Item type
Journal Article
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Publisher
John Wiley & Sons
Abstract

Answering the call for alternative approaches to researching project management, we explore the evaluation of project success from a subjectivist perspective. An in-depth, longitudinal case study of information systems development in a large manufacturing company was used to investigate how various project stakeholders subjectively perceived the project outcome and what evaluation criteria they drew on in doing so. A conceptual framework is developed for understanding and analyzing evaluations of project success, both formal and informal. The framework highlights how different stakeholder perspectives influence the perceived outcome(s) of a project, and how project evaluations may differ between stakeholders and across time.

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Keywords
Project evaluation , Project success criteria , Stakeholder perspectives , Longitudinal case study , Outsourced information systems development
Source
Project Management Journal, vol.43(5), pp.68 - 86
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