Research
According to Price Waterhouse Cooper, Boosting Business Performance through Programme and Project Management
- A higher maturity level for an organization enhances overall project performance (not in just one project, but in the overall portfolio of projects)
- Most organization are not satisfied with their current maturity level
- Project failures are often a consequence of aspects that are organizational and over which project managers have little influence
- Organizational structure has a big influence in overall project performance
- Staff development and professional certification enhance overall project performance
- A systematic approach to change management in projects is fundamental for superior performance
- The extent to which project management software is used is correlated to maturity levels
- Staffing projects with a majority of internal resources as against external resources is a better guarantee of success.
The successful organization employs project management as a strategic tool to respond to this changing environment and to outperform those that do not adapt. An organization that excels at project management becomes an agile organization that knows how to deal with and drive change. Leading organizations use project management to consistently position themselves ‘ahead of the wave’ of change.