The Causes of Project Failure

Jeffrey K. Pinto; Samuel J. Mantel

doi:10.1109/17.62322

The Causes of Project Failure

Jeffrey K. Pinto
, Samuel J. Mantel

Black School of Business (Behrend)

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A study was conducted of 97 projects identified as failures by the projects’ managers or parent organizations. Using the project implementation profile [20], a set of managerially controllable factors were identified as associated with project failure. The factors differed according to three contingency variables: 1) the precise way in which failure was defined; 2) the type of project; and 3) the stage of the project in its life cycle. Implications for project management and for future research on failed projects were noted.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	269-276
Number of pages	8
Journal	IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management
Volume	37
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/17.62322
State	Published - Nov 1990

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Strategy and Management
Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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