Predicting Project Success

How do you predict project success?

Project-based work is central to the modern economy. But too many projects fail on their own terms or do not deliver positive outcomes. How can we get better at measuring and then predicting project success? Share your ideas and we will publish them in an upcoming blog post on the TeamFit blog.

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* 1. For context, what is your primary project role?

Project Sponsor

Project Manager

Team Member

Client

End User

Other (please specify)

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* 2. How big is the organization you work at?

More than 25,000

5,001 to 25,000

1,001 to 5,000 people

201 to 1,000 people

51 to 200 people

11 to 50 people

2 to 10 people

Sole practitioner

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* 3. What is the value of tracking project success and outcomes?

Improve project processes

Better understand skills required

Build better client relationships

Understand the impacts of projects

Understand how deliverables, goals and outcomes are related

Other (please specify)

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* 4. How good is your organization at predicting project success?

Very Poor (We Don't Do This)

Poor (We Rarely Know Which Projects Will Be Successful)

OK (We Sometimes Predict Project Success)

Reasonable (We Can Predict Project Success in Most Cases)

Excellent (We Can Predict Project in Almost All Cases)

Very Poor (We Don't Do This)

Poor (We Rarely Know Which Projects Will Be Successful)

OK (We Sometimes Predict Project Success)

Reasonable (We Can Predict Project Success in Most Cases)

Excellent (We Can Predict Project in Almost All Cases)

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* 5. How do you predict project success during a project?

From progress on milestones

Through risk analysis & mitigation

From daily & weekly project updates

From informal conversations

By asking the team to predict project success

By asking the team how they are feeling about the project

From automated project forecasting systems

From prediction markets

Other (please specify)

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* 6. How do you understand project success after it is completed?

Formal project goals and outcome survey

Net promoter score survey

Customer and stakeholder interviews

Public surveys

Financial performance (time and budget)

Social media tracking

Other (please specify)

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* 7. How long do you track project outcomes?

Just during the project up to delivery

Immediately after delivery

For up to a year after delivery

Over the long-term, checking in with stakeholders over several years

Other (please specify)

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* 1. For context, what is your primary project role?

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* 2. How big is the organization you work at?

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* 3. What is the value of tracking project success and outcomes?

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* 4. How good is your organization at predicting project success?

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* 5. How do you predict project success during a project?

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* 6. How do you understand project success after it is completed?

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* 7. How long do you track project outcomes?

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* 8. If you would like to talk with us about how you approach tracking and predicting project success please provide your e-mail address.