Shift to New Project Success Measures

 

From

To

Meeting fixed specifications

Satisfying customers and contributing to the organizational strategy

Meeting fixed budget constraints

Managing cash flow so as to increase shareholder value

Meeting fixed milestones and deadlines

Selecting the best time to market and time to breakeven

Having and internal technical focus on the project

Having both internal technical focus on the project and external focus on the customer, market and competition during the entire project output lifecycle

Just implementing the project

Helping to implement the organizational strategy