Rethinking success in software projects

Abstract

In recent years, one of the most important topics in the field of software development projects is rethinking success in context of increasing complexity and failure of software projects. Literature review shows that there is no clear line between success and failure, especially considering that a project can be both successful in one area and unsuccessful in another. In addition, the increasing complexity, context and broader conceptualization of projects, required both change in project and success definition. The aim of this paper is to perform literature review in field of software project success definition, as well as to propose a multidimensional construct that includes project management success, project success and strategic project success as three dimensions for measuring software's project success.

Keywords

• software projects
• project success
• project management success
• strategic project success