Critical Success Criteria

Definition:

A set of measurable and quantifiable criteria that is crucial to the success of your project.

Project Manager Usage Context

These are usually provided by the project owner or sponsor and are used to determine if a project can be considered as being a success.

Comments / Tips

Always ensure you have an agreed set of critical success criteria defined for your project.

Also make sure that each critical success criteria point is something that can be measured or quantified rather than open for interpretation or open-ended.