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

2009 Results of the Top 10 Obstacles to Project Success

Here are the new rankings from the "Top 10 Obstacles to Project Success" survey. We received appreciation for our ongoing efforts, and confirmation from participants that our list captured the essence of the obstacles to project success faced by Project Managers, Team Leaders, Program Managers, and Senior Management. Here are the results listed in order of frequency;

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

We've had some interesting changes between the 2008 and 2009 surveys. Obstacles such as the Challenging Schedule, Invisible Requirements, and most notably, The Disappearing Sponsor have moved in their ranking.
What do you think causes these obstacles? What are some potential solutions?

Upcoming blogs; We have interesting information to share about how the obstacles were ranked by individuals from different regions of the world, early detection symptoms, and mitigation strategies.
We want to hear from you feel free to comment!