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Project management: cost, time and quality, two best guesses and a phenomenon, its time to accept other success criteria
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“The success criteria of projects are determined by cost, quality, and time [29,30], also called the 'iron or golden triangle'.”
From Blockchain Technology: Potential Applications for Public Sector E-Procurement and Project Management (2022) · cites this paper as [29]
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“In the world of production, the ideal outcome is often a trade-off between good (quality), fast (time), and cheap (cost), with firms rarely achieving all 3.11”
From Outcomes and Complications of the Mustardé Otoplasty: A “Good–Fast–Cheap” Technique for the Prominent Ear Deformity (2020) · cites this paper as [11]
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Information Systems Success: The Quest for the Dependent Variable
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Measurement of project success
de Wit, A. (1988) · International Journal of Project Management · doi:10.1016/0263-7863(88)90043-9 · Cited by 981
Information Systems: A Management Perspective
Alter, S. (1991) · Cited by 540
How can IS/IT projects be measured for success?
Wateridge, J. (1998) · International Journal of Project Management · doi:10.1016/s0263-7863(97)00022-7 · Cited by 476
How the right measures help teams excel
Meyer, C. (1994) · Harvard business review · Cited by 309
Handy, C. (2002) · Arrow Books · Cited by 286
CRITICAL SUCCESS FACTORS ACROSS THE PROJECT LIFE CYCLE
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The 3-D Model of Information Systems Success
Ballantine, J., Bonner, M., Levy, M., Martin, A., Munro, I., & Powell, P. L. (1996) · Information Resources Management Journal · doi:10.4018/irmj.1996100101 · Cited by 163
Time and budget: the twin imperatives of a project sponsor
Wright, J. (1997) · International Journal of Project Management · doi:10.1016/s0263-7863(96)00059-2 · Cited by 94
System development methodology and project success
Saarinen, T., & Saarinen, T. (1990) · Information & Management · doi:10.1016/0378-7206(90)90004-2 · Cited by 69
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Does Agile work? — A quantitative analysis of agile project success
Serrador, P. M., & Pinto, J. K. (2015) · International Journal of Project Management · doi:10.1016/j.ijproman.2015.01.006 · Cited by 850
Project Success as a Topic in Project Management Journals
Ika, L. A. (2009) · Project Management Journal · doi:10.1002/pmj.20137 · Cited by 798
Project Success: A Multidimensional Strategic Concept
Shenhar, A. J., Dvir, D., Levy, O., & Maltz, A. C. (2001) · Long Range Planning · doi:10.1016/s0024-6301(01)00097-8 · Cited by 1,222
Fundamental uncertainties in projects and the scope of project management
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Metadata
- Authors
- Atkinson, R.
- Affiliations
- Bournemouth University (GB)
- Corresponding author
- Atkinson, Roger
- Venue
- International Journal of Project Management
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 1999-12
- Volume
- 17
- Issue
- 6
- Pages
- 337-342
- ISSN
- 0263-7863 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2092587332
- Cited by
- 2,359
- References
- 19
- Citations by year
- 2026: 63 · 2025: 90 · 2024: 119 · 2023: 119 · 2022: 150 · 2021: 153 · 2020: 126 · 2019: 145 · 2018: 192 · 2017: 148 · 2016: 166 · 2015: 150 · 2014: 136 · 2013: 122 · 2012: 112
- FWCI
- 7.08
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- International Journal of Project Management (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Decision Sciences › Management Science and Operations Research › Construction Project Management and Performance
- Physical Sciences › Computer Science › Information Systems › Software Engineering Techniques and Practices
- Social Sciences › Business, Management and Accounting › Management of Technology and Innovation › Economic and Technological Systems Analysis
- Keywords
- project success criteria, iron triangle, cost, time, quality, stakeholder benefits, IT project management, information systems projects, project management framework
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