What Level of Project Failure is Acceptable?


Business project management software promises managers and executives sophisticated dashboard reporting that provides all the information they need to ensure work management success. However, I wonder if a high-visibility view into project performance is enough.

Earlier this year, project management expert and author Harvey Levine was asked, "We have recently seen an up-tick in Yellow and Red projects among our portfolios. This has raised an interesting question. 'Is there any research that would tell us what the ideal mix of Red/Yellow/Green is on a portfolio?'"

Harvey's response was what you would expect