Project is successful, when A) Completed on time B) Completed on cost C) Achieved the scope D) Meet the Desired quality E) All the above?

Option (E) All of the above is correct Thanks.

Project:

A set of interrelated tasks to be executed over a fixed period and within certain cost and other limitations.

 

 A project is  deemed to be a success if it achieves the objectives according to their acceptance criteria, within an agreed timescale and budget.

By definition of project, all options should be fulfilled to be deemed to be successful.

Option-E) All the above.

 

 A project can only be considered successful when it's completed and has met all its objectives (meaning answer E) all of the above). But this doesn't mean that a project that finished late or under quality has been a financial loss to the company... Projects can still be a financial win but considered unsuccessful for the professional Project managers,

Well, I've run a few projects. Good luck getting all of the above. Ever. The best answer is accomplished in scope, safely. Nothing, ever, goes as planned. Contractors step on other contractors. Some work too slow and hold up others. Equipment shows up damaged. Piping has to be redone due to not fitting up. Pumps fail. This is life. The key is being versatile and constantly adapting to a myraid of change. And not getting too pissed off in the interim. In school the right answer is E.

Project is successful, when A) Completed on time B) Completed on cost C) Achieved the scope D) Meet the Desired quality E) All the above?

 

ANSWER: E

It is highly improbable to meet all of the objectives, however,  meeting B and C is the goal as the answers are applied to the overall question. A+D=C so is not a factor because the quality and timeline is defined in the scope. The all of the above answer E is generally unobtainable and a typical text book answer.

Project is successful when completed within the time frame agreed upon with the customer + around the agreed upon budget + where the scope has been achieved with the desired quality. 

all the above should be fullfilled for successing of the project

Normally, a project to be successful needs main parts are cost, time and scope and also quality. Therefore the answer is E.

I think that it would be very beneficial to acknowledge that a project exists in the context of our environment, which is dynamic and quite unpredictable. in the realm of the real world, it would be rather nice to plan carefully, execute perfectly and claim success in that context. Projects that have clear goals and clear objectives can be planned down to the minutest detail. But in the real world out there, there are many obstacles that will affect baselines. there are Agile and Extreme projects sometimes have goals that are unclear, and solutions that are unclear and therefore it is impossible define success in those terms. Certainly one can aim to achieve those options in the question, but project managers who have talked the talk and walk the walk might have a different view of defining success.

I would like to select option E as my answer.