1.5. Impact of Project Business Management Maturity

The literature dealing with project management maturity indicates that successful enterprises are becoming increasingly dependent on the use of projects. This supports the argument that project management should be a “core capability” requirement. To achieve this, however, project success cannot be an occasional outcome. Performance that is only good, on average, is not sufficient. Repeatable successful performance on projects, programs, and portfolios needs to be the norm, with continuous improvements of project business management processes being sought and implemented.

The literature published in recent years on project management has reported anecdotal experiences regarding the value of ...

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