Chapter 8

Project Success Criteria

Abstract

Project success criteria can vary depending on the emphasis placed on the main project criteria, i.e., cost, time, quality, performance, or safety. The methods used to achieve these criteria are outlined in a table of the most important factors to be employed. The chapter also discusses key performance indicators (KPIs), which can be important milestones, reporting points, or performance or payment targets.

Keywords

Project success criteria; key performance indicator (KPI); success criteria

Chapter Outline

One of the topics in the project management plan is project success criteria. These are the most important attributes and objectives that must be met to enable the project to ...

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