Epic fail: Exploring project failure’s reasons, outcomes and indicators

Marc Herz () and Nicco Krezdorn ()
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Marc Herz: Kleinundpläcking GmbH
Nicco Krezdorn: Medizinische Hochschule Hannover

Review of Managerial Science, 2022, vol. 16, issue 4, No 9, 1169-1193

Abstract: Abstract Understanding the complex phenomenon of project failure can facilitate improved project management and lower the risk of future project failure. Using a qualitative pre-study combined with a quantitative survey conducted with project managers, the study assesses the reasons for, as well as the outcomes and indicators of, project failure. The study (1) identifies planning as well as people factors as significant reasons for project failure, (2) explores outcomes of project failure, and (3) identifies key indicators and early warning signs of project failure. The results provide multifaceted insights into the phenomenon of project failure, and the authors provide specific theoretical, methodological, and managerial implications.

Keywords: Project Management; Failure; Reasons; Outcomes; Indicators; 62H15; Hypothesis; testing; in; multivariate; analysis (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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DOI: 10.1007/s11846-021-00479-4

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