Study on the state of the art of critical success factors and project management performance

abstract: This article has carried out a state-of-the-art survey of the main international publications related to Critical Success Factors (CSFs) and project management performance from 2009 to 2019. The publications were extracted from the databases of the platforms Engineering Village, Web of Science and Scopus. In total, 77 works published in major international journals were selected for the bibliographic review. It was noted that the approaches that stood out in these articles are related to evaluation system, maturity analysis, types of strategies, use of management tools, and project governance process. The research has also identified 19 CSFs most cited in these publications and grouped them into categories. The results showed that a CSF related to human resources – team commitment – was the most cited in the publications. It is expected that the results of this work can contribute to the understanding, expansion and continuous enhancement of research in the field of project management. By producing a database of scientific works and presenting an overview of the needs and challenges that have to be overcome, it should also contribute to providing researchers with a theoretical background for further development in the field.

摘要：本文针对2009年至2019年间与关键成功因素（Critical Success Factors，CSFs）及项目管理绩效相关的主要国际学术文献开展了前沿性综述调研。本次调研的文献源自Engineering Village、Web of Science及Scopus三大数据库平台。最终共遴选77篇发表于国际主流期刊的学术文献用于本次文献综述。研究发现，上述文献中凸显的研究方法主要涉及评估体系构建、成熟度分析、战略类型研究、管理工具应用以及项目治理流程。本研究同时识别出19个在上述文献中被高频引用的关键成功因素，并将其划分为不同类别。研究结果显示，与人力资源相关的关键成功因素——团队承诺——是上述文献中被引用次数最多的一项。本研究成果有望推动项目管理领域研究的认知深化、边界拓展与持续精进。通过构建学术文献数据库并梳理该领域亟待解决的核心需求与挑战，本研究还可为相关研究者开展该领域的后续研究提供理论支撑。