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From hypothesis to evidence: testing the Ika and Pinto four dimensional model of project success

From hypothesis to evidence: testing the Ika and Pinto four dimensional model of project success
From hypothesis to evidence: testing the Ika and Pinto four dimensional model of project success
Achieving project success is the most desired project endpoint for both practitioners and stakeholders. Yet there is no universal agreement amongst academics nor practitioners on its definition with a variety of different project success frameworks in existence. A ‘Tesseract’ model of project success has recently been developed from theory only. This article explores whether there is any empirical evidence to support this theoretical model and so justify further work. Through the analysis of a large scale survey dataset primarily aimed at project managers, we demonstrate that there is in fact empirical evidence for these four dimensions. This exploratory work provides initial support to the Tesseract model and acts as a justification for those wishing to delve more deeply into the topic.
Project Management, Project Success, Megaproject, Benefits Realisation Management, Societal Benefits
Eggleton, David
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Dacre, Nicholas
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Cantone, Bernardo
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Gkogkidis, Vasilis
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Cantone, Bernardo
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Gkogkidis, Vasilis
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Eggleton, David, Dacre, Nicholas, Cantone, Bernardo and Gkogkidis, Vasilis (2023) From hypothesis to evidence: testing the Ika and Pinto four dimensional model of project success. British Academy of Management 37th Conference (2023): Towards Disruptive Sustainability: New Business Opportunities and Challenges, University of Sussex Business School, Brighton, United Kingdom. 01 - 06 Sep 2023. 14 pp .

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Achieving project success is the most desired project endpoint for both practitioners and stakeholders. Yet there is no universal agreement amongst academics nor practitioners on its definition with a variety of different project success frameworks in existence. A ‘Tesseract’ model of project success has recently been developed from theory only. This article explores whether there is any empirical evidence to support this theoretical model and so justify further work. Through the analysis of a large scale survey dataset primarily aimed at project managers, we demonstrate that there is in fact empirical evidence for these four dimensions. This exploratory work provides initial support to the Tesseract model and acts as a justification for those wishing to delve more deeply into the topic.

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Published date: 5 July 2023
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Venue - Dates: British Academy of Management 37th Conference (2023): Towards Disruptive Sustainability: New Business Opportunities and Challenges, University of Sussex Business School, Brighton, United Kingdom, 2023-09-01 - 2023-09-06
Keywords: Project Management, Project Success, Megaproject, Benefits Realisation Management, Societal Benefits

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