Article: When One Assumes

* Critical Requirements Unspecified or Missing is ranked fourth as a cause of project failure globally according to the 2010 Global Survey, Top 10 Obstacles to Project Success.  This article is meant as a precursor to more in depth information regarding the; causes, impacts, early detection, and mitigation of this complex and often misdiagnosed project obstacle.

So Little Time, So Much To Do!

Insufficient Time to Complete the Project is ranked third as a cause of project failure globally according to the 2010 Global Survey, Top 10 Obstacles to Project Success.  This article is meant as a precursor to more in depth information regarding the; causes, impacts, early detection, and mitigation of this complex and often misdiagnosed project obstacle. To read the full article, go to http://www.mutoperformancecorp.com/2010SurveyResults.htm

Did We Get Let Go of the People We Need?

Resources are Inadequate (excluding funding) is ranked second as a cause of project failure globally according to the 2010 Global Survey, Top 10 Obstacles to Project Success. This article is meant as a high level overview of this complex and often misdiagnosed project obstacle.


To read the full article go to http://www.mutoperformancecorp.com/2010SurveyResults.htm

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Article: What is Scope Creep?

Changes in Project Scope (Scope Creep) is the current leading cause of project failure globally according to the 2010 Global Survey, Top 10 Obstacles to Project Success. This article is meant as a high level overview of this complex and often misdiagnosed project obstacle.

To read the full article go to http://www.mutoperformancecorp.com/2010SurveyResults.htm

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2010 RESULTS OF THE TOP 10 OBSTACLES TO PROJECT SUCCESS

As promised here are the results of our survey on the Top 10 Obstacles to Project Success in 2010. More than 1,700 respondents took the survey and represented 22 industries, 26 countries and 47 types of projects. Here are the global rankings;


1. Changes to Project Scope (scope creep) [Third year in a row!]
2. Resources are inadequate (excluding funding)
3. Insufficient time to complete the project
4. Critical requirements are unspecified or missing [Up four from last year!]
5. Inadequate project testing
6. Critical project tasks are delivered late
7. Key team members lack adequate authority
8. The Project Sponsor is unavailable to approve strategic decisions
9. Insufficient project funding [Down two from last year!]
10. Key team members lack critical skills

Read the first article on our findings here;

http://www.mutoperformancecorp.com/2010SurveyResults.htm

Individual obstacles, trends in ranking, regional and industry based differences are just a few of the subjects we will cover in future articles.

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Thanks!

The MüTō Team

2010 TOP 10 Obstacles to Project Sucess Survey Now Open!

It’s time for MüTō’s annual survey on the Top 10 Obstacles to Project Success!


Every year we invite project management professionals across all industries to help us understand what obstacles lead to their greatest project challenges during the past year.

Over 68% of projects worldwide are impacted by one of the top 10 obstacles. More than one typically occurs on every project!

In 2009 the Top 10 Obstacles ranked in the following order:

1. Changes to project scope (scope creep)
2. Insufficient time to complete the project
3. Resources are inadequate (excluding funding)
4. Inadequate project testing
5. Key team members lack adequate authority
6. Critical project tasks are delivered late
7. Insufficient project funding
8. Critical requirements are unspecified or missing
9. Project sponsor is unavailable to approve strategic decisions
10. Key team members lack critical skills

We invite you to take our brief survey and let us know what challenges you encountered on your projects in 2010.

Go to http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/obstacles2010 to take the quick survey!

Thank you for your time and support,

The MüTō Team