1. What makes a great project?
We performed a survey among senior project managers and project
executives in typical project-based businesses across several industries.
Relentless focus on client expectations
This is the 4th of 9 priorities
5. What makes a great project?
What are the expectations?
Here is what responders described as “client expectations”:
“Clear end-goals carefully planned out and then executed following a
predictable and transparent process.”
“A purpose described by financial and ESG goals, measured and addressed
at each stage. A rapid feedback loop immediately adjusting performance.”
“A plan based on optimal economics and functionality, implemented by a
visible leadership team, delivered by an aligned project team and supply
chain. Addressing uncertainty and mitigating risks. There will be problems,
but we expect you to address them immediately and solve them with
speed.”
“A detailed plan enabling the project to perform with agility, realigning
processes and interfaces at each stage, thereby maximizing efficiency.”
“Besides nobody getting hurt and staying on schedule, we had one
expectation which was to learn as much as possible. Perhaps selfish but
working in a great project can further your career.”
“We wanted to make sure that we also met the expectations of the
community we worked in – everyone had goals and metrics related to
that.”
Environmental, Social
and Governance (ESG)
Financial objectives
Strategic goals
13. Leadership
Style
Information flows freely with broad
employee engagement
An influencer with goal-oriented and
supportive leadership style will be fitting
Clarity in mission, objectives and strategy
has shown to beat ambiguity; a tenacious
problem for any project.
Focus on a clear input if you want a
successful output
Clear up confusions with healthy dialogues
before critical decisions are made