The state of project management in 2015

Project management is now essential to business success, and smart companies have learned to pay attention to its principles, best practices, and trends.. Check out these 18 stats every

Project management is now essential to business success, and smart companies have learned to pay attention to its principles, best

practices, and trends

Check out these 18 stats every project manager and business leader should know about the current state of project management

Organizations are losing $109 million for every $1 billion invested in projects and

programs

1 in 6 IT projects

has an average cost overrun of 200% and a

schedule overrun

of 70%.

78% of business and IT executives

say project

requirements are

“usually” or

sync with the

business

On average, 3 out of 5 projects are not

aligned with business strategy

Large projects are 2x as likely to be late, over budget, and missing critical features than small projects Large projects are 10x more likely to

fail outright

80% of “high-performing”

projects are led by a

certified project

manager

The average ROI of project managers

(including salary & training costs) is

61% of project managers say their

organization currently offers PM training for

staff

89% of high-performing organizations value project

management

81% actively engage project sponsors

87% use PM software

of firms say they get a 25% or greater ROI from implementing Project Portfolio Management

(PPM) processes

of large companies

(>$1B)

of mid-size companies ($100M-$1B)

of small companies (<$100M)

have a Project Management Office (PMO) in place

PMP-certified project managers in the US earned an average of 16% more than their non-credentialed

peers in 2011

Between 2010 and 2020, 15.7 million new project management roles will be created globally, and the

PM industry is expected to grow by $6.61 trillion

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2015 Project Management Stats

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