# | Success Driver | High-Tech Project Ranking |
1 | Project management (PM) control & execution systems in place, with robust policies, planning, procedures, document control, audit, etc | 23.87 |
2 | Clear project definition, requirements, goals, objectives, scope, and project mission; sound business case | 19.53 |
3 | Mature project communication, information systems; effective public relations management | 11.18 |
4 | (Top) management (or sponsor) support with sustained commitment, appropriately engaged | 8.96 |
5 | Project baseline, budget estimates accuracy, schedule and project phasing, effective project performance (reviews) and measurement | 8.96 |
6 | Leadership skills, PM experience & stability; motivating & socially capable PM | 5.79 |
7 | Agreed realistic customer / user expectations; frequent customer contact | 3.37 |
8 | PM/Organisational understanding & competence in project management | 3.37 |
9 | Adequate resourcing of the project | 2.37 |
10 | Aligned perceptions of project goals & success - management and team; sense of urgency instilled | 2.37 |
11 | Effective stakeholder engagement / partnership (e.g. client, contractors, etc) | 2.37 |
12 | Organisational responsibilities assigned to right-sized capable team | 1.64 |
13 | Mature, effective project management change control process; effective deviations handling & configuration control | 1.64 |
14 | Understanding & continuous management of risk; visibility of risk register | 1.13 |
15 | Project Manager & PM systems matched to project complexity, and culturally aligned | 1.13 |
16 | Effective means of learning from experience and continuous improvement environment | 0.78 |
17 | Full understanding, and early engagement, of host government environment and institutional requirements | 0.78 |
18 | Right-sized systems engineering; managing and procuring in right sized project ‘chunks’ | 0.78 |