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The highlights/most important steps in this activity have been:

  • How do we know if projects are successful? And does it matter?
  • Regardless of project, everyone involved wants to succeed with their projects – and get recognition for the efforts: Project manager, team, steering group, client/customer.
  • Project success is an illusive, and multidimensional concept, and there is no consensus of what constitutes “project success” or “project failure”.
  • A case: Project success or failure?
  • The case (The festival project) indicates and confirms that “project success is an elusive concept” and that there are several perspectives to consider when determining whether a project is a success or a failure.
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