Understanding the Meaning of 'Project Success'

Fortune 500 organizations are executing their tasks using projects. Project management is the area of concentration across the world. Different stakeholders have a different perspective about project success. The meaning of project success has been explained in this paper. In addition, the Project Critical Success Factors (CSFs) are mentioned. The research of Standish Group on project success and project success metrics is presented. Earlier research on the meaning of project success and project critical success factors is highlighted. The works of Jeffery K. Pinto and Dennis P. Slevin, David and Adam, DeLone and McLean, and The Standish Group Research will be discussed in this paper. The methodology includes secondary research based on literature view of prominent empirical studies and the literature reviews by making note of findings and observations from those studies. The initial literature collected leads to further search of articles based on their references. The research findings indicate that the top of the most success factors for many projects include project objective, top management commitment, competent project team and user involvement