Top 6 Project Management Statistics

Dr. Jonas Steeger

You may have noticed, we love statistics. That's why we've put together 6 of the most exciting project management statistics we've collected over the years.


  1. 85% of all US-American companies have a PMO (Project Management Office)
    (Source: The State of the Project Management Office, 2016
  2. 33% of all IT projects fail due to lack of involvement of executives
    (Source: University of Ottawa, 2008
  3. 75% of IT executives believe that their projects are "doomed to failure" from the outset
    (Source: Geneca , 2017
  4. The failure rate of projects with budgets above $1 million is 50% higher than the failure rate of projects with budgets below $350,000.
    (Source: Gartner, 2012
  5. On average, the budget requirements of projects are 27% above plan.
    (Source: Havard Business Review, 2003
  6. For one of six companies, the project budget requirement at the end of the day is more than 200% above plan.
    (Source: Havard Business Review, 2003
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