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The Proposal

In: Project Governance

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  • Knut Samset
  • Gro Holst Volden

Abstract

Measuring success in projects is not a simple and straightforward undertaking. This is because the term ‘success’, used as an indicator, is a highly complex and aggregated measure. First of all, it may be interpreted differently by different individuals and institutions. Secondly, it tends to be measured differently in different types of projects, depending on the nature of their immediate outputs and long-term outcome. Thirdly, different individuals tend to assess the success of the same project differently, depending on their preferences, values and to what degree they are affected by the project. Finally, the degree of success is time-dependent.

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  • Knut Samset & Gro Holst Volden, 2012. "The Proposal," Palgrave Macmillan Books, in: Terry M. Williams & Knut Samset (ed.), Project Governance, chapter 2, pages 46-80, Palgrave Macmillan.
    • Handle: RePEc:pal:palchp:978-1-137-27461-8_3
    DOI: 10.1057/9781137274618_3
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