ABSTRACT

First the success measures were compared based on industry (Table 7.1). In addition to the three calculated success measures above, the respon-

We can see, for example, that construction has the highest project success measure. This is in agreement with the literature review results that the construction industry in general had better rates of success than other industries studied (Zwikael and Globerson, 2006). Retail and manufacturing report the lowest success ratings. Project management is well established in construction but probably not so well established in manufacturing and retail. Maybe this is not a coincidence.