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The “real” success factors on projects

Terry Cooke-Davies
- 01 Apr 2002 - 
- Vol. 20, Iss: 3, pp 185-190
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In this paper, a comprehensive answer to the question of which factors are critical to project success depends on answering three separate questions: “What factors lead to project management success?”, "What factors leads to a successful project?" and "What factor leads to consistently successful projects?"
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This article is published in International Journal of Project Management.The article was published on 2002-04-01. It has received 1695 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Critical success factor & Project management triangle.

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The Convergence of Hierarchical Management and Project Management and How it Impacts Organizational Outcomes

Lisa J. Dahle
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors studied the impacts of dual management of a single initiative and concluded that what is required to successfully co-lead organizational initiatives is Mindful Leadership of the "in-between".
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Functional Units based Model for Construction Organizations Performance

Ahmed Radwan, +1 more
TL;DR: The research hypothesis is that the perception of critical success factors will be different from one unit to another, which was proved from the results, and the developed models reflect different perspective of four functional units in each organization.
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Critical Review on the Theoretical Framework and Critical Success Factors in Green Construction

TL;DR: This paper critically reviews the existing green building assessment tools, theoretical framework and the critical success factors based on literature review search to determine the successful implementation of green construction in the Malaysian construction environment.

Series on general management functions and activities, and their relevance to the management of projects 1

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TL;DR: In this article, the authors present a general management knowledge framework, summarised on the right, with the main focus on controlling, and its component activities, including management planning, organizing, leading, and staffing.
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The Balanced Scorecard: Translating Strategy into Action

TL;DR: The Balanced Scorecard approach retains traditional financial measures which reflect past organizational acheivements, but adds three new measures of future performance found necessary in this information age with its focus on customer relationships and long-term capabilities: customer, internal business process and learning and growth.
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The Balanced Scorecard: Translating Strategy Into Action

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TL;DR: The balanced scorecard translating strategy into action 1st edition Books as discussed by the authors is available at the online library and can be used to translate scorecards into action books for reading or reading everyday.
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Measurement of project success

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors make a distinction between project success and the success of the project management effort, bearing in mind that good project management can contribute towards project success but is unlikely to be able to prevent failure.
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The management of projects

TL;DR: This book discusses the development of systems management in the 1960s and the 1980s, and the expansion of the strategic perspective of managing projects in that period.
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