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Project Management Results Statistics
The Standish Group CHAOS Report

InfoQ - Deborah Hartmann interviewed Jim Johnson of the Standish Group to learn more about this often quoted source of information about project success and failure. The Standish Group has been producing and updating its research report since 1994. more ...

As background, The CHAOS Report of 1994 documented sobering statistics: 31.1 percent of projects cancelled, 52.7 percent "challenged" (completed over budget and/or behind schedule), and just 16.2 percent successful. An updated report, Chaos Manifesto2011, re-examines the CHAOS Success Factors and shows improvements.

There are some people who challenge the findings of the CHAOS reports. Samad Aidane has written a blog post, titled The Chaos Report My Busters which cites research results that conflict with the Chaos Report.

IT Departments Face a Lack of Project Management Know-how

ComputerWorld - Analysts from Meta Group, Forrester Research, and others find a lack of know-how needed for project management in the IT world. more...

PMI North American Global Congress

This years PMI North Americal Global Congress, was a great success so we are looking forward next years event. more...

dotProject Open Source Project Management is a Winner

DotProject is the most popular open source web-based project management software. Thousands of users, from software start ups, to construction companies, to colleges, to large organizations have successfully used dotProject software to manage projects The easy to use, web-based interface supports features such as: project and task management, multi-user operation, Gantt charts, discussion forums, contact management, reporting, and calendar. more...

Project Management Software Directory

Project Management Center, has built an extensive directory of over 300 project management software solutions. This has become the website's most popular feature. more...

Project Failure - Causes, risks and liabilities

ComputerWeekly.com - Miya Knights In a peer-to-perr roundtable event, a panel met to better understand the reasons for project failures and what to do when failures occur. more...

Getting the IT Mix Right

InformationWeek - Steven Marlin Show how Portfolio Management can help to determine the the right mix of IT projects. more...