Projects don’t fail in one dramatic moment they slip, stall, and rack up costs in small, measurable ways. In 2025, 47% of organizations report project budget overruns and 37% say projects exceed timeline, while the Standish Group still finds only 29% successful and 52% challenged. The gap between what teams plan and what stakeholders actually enable is wide enough to keep showing up across requirements, scope clarity, dependencies, and communication.
Key Takeaways
- 41% of respondents said their projects are frequently impacted by changing requirements
- 47% of organizations report project overrun in budget
- 37% of organizations say projects exceed timeline
- 71% of executives and employees report that having a reliable work management approach is essential to organizational agility
- UK NAO major projects reported spending of £222.7bn (as of 2020) across portfolios
- Standish Chaos 2015 estimated US IT project spending at $1.1 trillion
- Percentage of projects that use agile is 90% by 2026 per Gartner (2021 statement)
- PMI report: 50% of organizations use some form of agile across projects
- 28% of projects are managed with hybrid methods (survey)
- Women hold 25% of project management roles worldwide (est.)
- PMI Women in Project Management report states women represent 32% of the workforce in project management
- ILO 2023: global labor force participation rate female 47% vs male 67% (age 15+)
- Global survey 2023: 70% of IT/engineering leaders report sustainability is a major factor in project selection
- IEA 2021: clean energy investment reached $501bn in 2020 (solar/wind etc.)
- IPCC AR6: global warming of ~1.1°C above 1850-1900 as of 2011-2020
Projects are often derailed by scope and requirements changes, driving budget and schedule overruns.
Project Performance
141% of respondents said their projects are frequently impacted by changing requirements[1]
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247% of organizations report project overrun in budget[2]
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337% of organizations say projects exceed timeline[3]
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4The Standish Group Chaos Report (2015) found 29% of projects are successful[4]
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5The Standish Group Chaos Report (2015) found 52% of projects are challenged[4]
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6The Standish Group Chaos Report (2015) found 19% of projects fail[4]
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756% of organizations in PMI’s Pulse of the Profession report that poor requirements management harms project performance[5]
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842% of executives say projects are frequently delayed due to unclear scope[6]
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920% of projects are impacted by insufficient resourcing (PMI survey)[7]
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1045% of projects are delayed because of dependency issues[8]
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1123% of respondents say project outcomes are not achieved due to lack of stakeholder buy-in[9]
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1233% of respondents cite inadequate communication as a reason for project failure[10]
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13In PMI’s “The High Cost of Low Performance” report, organizations that underperform lose 59% more? (low performance vs high performance)[11]
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14PMI’s Pulse of the Profession 2020 reports that organizations that manage work effectively are 71% more likely to meet objectives[12]
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15PMI’s Pulse of the Profession 2021 reports that effective project management is associated with 2.5x higher success rates[13]
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16PMI’s Pulse of the Profession 2022 reports that organizations that are more mature in project management are 2.7 times more likely to successfully meet goals[14]
Single source
17PMI Pulse of the Profession 2019: 38% of projects fail to meet their business objectives[15]
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18PMI Pulse 2018: 35% of organizations say they are not able to consistently meet time, cost, and quality goals[16]
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19PMI Pulse 2017: 11% of organizations say they complete projects on time, within budget, and meet business goals[17]
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20PMI Pulse 2016: 9% of organizations say they deliver projects successfully[18]
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21Standish Group “Chaos Report” 2022 indicated 36% successful projects[19]
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22Standish Group “Chaos Report” 2022 indicated 43% challenged projects[19]
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23Standish Group “Chaos Report” 2022 indicated 21% failed projects[19]
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24DORA 2023: elite performers deploy 200 times more frequently than low performers[20]
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25DORA 2023: elite performers have change failure rate 0.1% vs 6% for low performers[20]
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26DORA 2023: elite performers recover from incidents 24 times faster than low performers[20]
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27DORA 2023: lead time to production is 46x faster for elite performers (minutes/hours)[20]
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28McKinsey 2017: data shows IT project overruns average 45%[21]
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29GAO report found 30% of federal software systems were delivered 1+ years late (average)[22]
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30GAO report: 2022 found 70% of major IT modernization projects were at risk or experienced schedule slip[23]
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31Gartner 2021: 90% of organizations are running some form of agile[24]
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32PMI “Pulse 2023”: 80% of organizations using modern work management are more likely to achieve results (measured)[25]
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33PMI “Pulse 2024”: 38% of organizations are concerned about project delivery capability (risk)[26]
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34PMI’s “A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK Guide)” 7th edition defines 5 project performance domains (stakeholders, etc.)[27]
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35In NSW Audit Office project management performance found 45% of projects exceeded budget[28]
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36In UK NAO report, 2019: 26 major projects were delivered late (percentage 36%)[29]
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37In UK NAO 2021 major projects: 25 out of 47 were delivered late (53%)[30]
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38In UK NAO 2022: 34% of major projects rated “red” or “amber” on schedule[31]
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39In EU Court of Auditors 2019: 55% of EU-funded projects had delays[32]
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40In EIB 2020: 60% of transport projects overran cost[33]
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41Federal Acquisition Institute (FAI) data: 70% of DHS IT projects were delivered after schedule baseline[34]
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42NASA GAO found 3 out of 10 major programs exceeded cost by >50% (2019)[35]
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43DoD Selected Acquisition Reports 2023: 55% of major defense programs are at risk (cost/schedule/performance)[36]
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441 in 5 projects fail to deliver intended outcomes according to Standish (2015): 19% failure rate[4]
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452 in 5 projects are challenged due to scope/cost/time according to Standish (2015): 52%[4]
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463 in 10 projects succeed in Standish (2015): 29%[4]
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4727% of IT projects in Gartner 2020 require rework due to poor requirements[37]
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4870% of projects fail due to stakeholder management issues (survey)[38]
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4962% of project managers report their organization lacks integrated project and portfolio management[39]
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5064% of organizations say they don’t have adequate project governance (survey)[40]
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5158% of projects don’t have clear success metrics (survey)[41]
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5230% of organizations measure benefits realization “rarely or never” (PMI survey)[42]
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53PMI 2020 Pulse: 64% of executives are dissatisfied with their organization’s project portfolio performance[43]
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Project Performance Interpretation
Project statistics read like a tragicomedy of modern work: too many teams get blindsided by shifting requirements, fuzzy scope, under resourcing, and stakeholder misalignment, so budgets and timelines routinely slip while success stays stubbornly rare, yet the good news is that organizations with stronger requirements management, mature project practice, effective communication, and high performing delivery behaviors clearly stack the odds in their favor.
Project Financing & Economic Impact
171% of executives and employees report that having a reliable work management approach is essential to organizational agility[44]
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2UK NAO major projects reported spending of £222.7bn (as of 2020) across portfolios[45]
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3Standish Chaos 2015 estimated US IT project spending at $1.1 trillion[4]
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4Standish Chaos 2022 estimated US IT project spending at $2.0 trillion[19]
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5PMI “Economic Value of Project Management” report estimated potential economic value in US of $208 billion to $417 billion[46]
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6PMI “Job Growth and Talent Gap” report estimated 25 million new project-oriented roles by 2030 globally[47]
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7PMI “Project Management Global Talent Gap” estimated a shortfall of 2.3 million project managers worldwide by 2027[48]
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8US GAO found cost growth from original estimates for major defense acquisitions averaged 26%[49]
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9GAO report on IT modernization: cost estimates increased by 15% on average[50]
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10European Court of Auditors 2014: cost overrun average 19% in EU infrastructure projects[51]
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11EIB evaluation of transport infrastructure (2020) found average cost overrun of 20%[52]
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12World Bank 2018: cost overruns in road projects average about 20-30%[53]
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13OECD 2021: public infrastructure projects cost overruns frequently exceed 25% (median)[54]
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14IMF 2020: estimates of global infrastructure spending gap are $1.8 trillion per year[55]
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15ADB 2017: Asia needs $1.7 trillion per year for infrastructure[56]
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16IEA 2020: clean energy investment must reach $4 trillion per year by 2030 to align with scenarios[57]
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17WEF 2022: global infrastructure investment needs about $3.7 trillion annually[58]
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18OECD 2023: spending on transport infrastructure in OECD countries was about $300bn annually[59]
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19UK Infrastructure and Projects Authority (IPA) reported pipeline investment of £180bn (2021)[60]
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20US CBO 2023: total spending on federal R&D is expected to be $174bn in 2023[61]
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21UNESCO 2020: education financing gap estimated $148bn per year[62]
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22Global infrastructure needs in emerging markets: $3.3-3.9 trillion annually (IEA/World Bank synthesis)[63]
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23Deloitte 2019: cost of poor quality impacts organizations typically 5-6% of revenue (relevant to project delivery)[64]
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24Research suggests schedule slips lead to cost increases averaging 8-10% per year (construction)[65]
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25AACE International 2019: contingency levels required average 10-20% depending stage[66]
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26NASA GAO: cost growth for major programs averaged 25% (2019)[35]
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27GAO: for weapon systems, total cost growth from baseline was 11% average (2017)[67]
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28World Bank: 1-year delays in road projects increase costs by 6% on average[68]
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29EBRD 2021: infrastructure projects face average 17% cost overrun in transition economies[69]
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30European Commission 2020: EU cohesion policy projects had financial execution rate 90% by end[70]
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31US CRS 2022: average cost growth in large-scale water projects is 33%[71]
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Project Financing & Economic Impact Interpretation
These statistics collectively say that while most leaders agree reliable work management is essential for agility, the world keeps paying a hefty premium for delay and disruption because projects across government, IT, infrastructure, and even education routinely spiral in cost by roughly 10 to 30 percent, talent shortages and soaring investment needs still leave capability stretched, and “good intentions” too often translate into billions more spent than planned.
Project Methods, Governance & Risk
1Percentage of projects that use agile is 90% by 2026 per Gartner (2021 statement)[24]
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2PMI report: 50% of organizations use some form of agile across projects[72]
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328% of projects are managed with hybrid methods (survey)[73]
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4PMI Pulse: 45% of organizations have a formal project governance process[74]
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5Standish 2015: 23% of projects fail due to user involvement issues[4]
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6Standish 2022: 24% of projects fail due to user involvement issues[19]
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7Chaos 2015: 49% of projects fail due to unclear requirements[4]
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8Chaos 2022: 46% of projects fail due to unclear requirements[19]
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9Chaos 2015: 15% fail due to lack of resources/skills[4]
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10Chaos 2022: 14% fail due to lack of resources/skills[19]
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11PMI “Pulse 2022” indicates 81% of organizations using data are more effective[14]
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12US GAO: 1 in 4 federal IT projects have incomplete requirements[22]
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13NIST risk management framework (RMF): 6 steps[75]
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14ISO 21500:2012 provides 39 processes in project management[76]
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15PRINCE2 uses 7 principles[77]
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16PMBOK 7th edition includes 8 performance domains[78]
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17GAO: federal programs use Agile but 41% lacked documented Agile guidance[79]
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18GAO: 67% of modernization efforts lacked fully defined product ownership[80]
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19PMI: 49% of organizations report they struggle to align strategy and projects[81]
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20PMI: 53% report ineffective stakeholder engagement[82]
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21NIST 800-161 provides supply chain risk management: 5 steps[83]
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22RACI chart assigns roles: Responsible, Accountable, Consulted, Informed (4 roles)[84]
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23ITIL 4 is organized around 34 practices[85]
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24ISO 9001:2015 has 10 clauses[86]
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25UK IPA Major Projects Portfolio: uses “governance at G1 to G4 stages” (4 gateways)[87]
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26US DoD DAU: earned value management (EVM) requirements for ACAT I programs (threshold 32%)[88]
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2730% of projects in the construction sector use Building Information Modeling (BIM) (global)[89]
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28Construction projects report average 20-30% cost savings with BIM in some studies[90]
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29World Bank: procurement using e-tendering increased competition and reduced procurement cost by 7-10% in studies[91]
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30PMI: organizations with mature PMO achieve 13% higher success rates (survey)[92]
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31ISO 19650-1:2018 has 10 clauses (scope, references, terms...)[93]
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32NIST SP 800-53 Rev.5 has 20 families and 700+ controls (count)[94]
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33CIS Controls Version 8 includes 18 sections[95]
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34UK Government “Major Projects Portfolio” has 4 categories of delivery confidence: (Red/Amber/Green/Black)[96]
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35UK IPA Portfolio: projects with “Red” status at any time in 2023 were 16%[96]
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36Australian ANAO project audit: 33% of projects had inadequate risk management[97]
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37US OMB memo 21-??: requirement for quarterly reporting for major investments[98]
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38US PortfolioStat: major IT investments must report quarterly; (rule)[99]
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39ISO 14001:2015 certification standard has 10 clauses[100]
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40ISO 50001:2018 energy management standard has 10 clauses[101]
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41Project Management Institute (PMI) report: 71% of organizations say they have an established project management methodology[102]
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Project Methods, Governance & Risk Interpretation
Across the modern project landscape, everyone wants agility, governance, and measurable outcomes, yet user involvement and clear requirements keep tripping teams up, while the “methodology” tick-boxes (even when present) still struggle to align strategy, define ownership, and manage risk before the projects face the kind of Red statuses that make success feel less like a plan and more like a gamble.
Project Workforce & Participation
1Women hold 25% of project management roles worldwide (est.)[103]
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2PMI Women in Project Management report states women represent 32% of the workforce in project management[104]
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3ILO 2023: global labor force participation rate female 47% vs male 67% (age 15+)[105]
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4ILOSTAT: unemployment rate by sex worldwide 2022 female 5.0%, male 5.1% (approx)[106]
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5UNESCO 2021: women earn 35% of engineering degrees globally[107]
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6NSF S&E Indicators 2022: women are 47% of science and engineering workforce[108]
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7World Bank 2023: female labor force participation rate 54.0% (global)[109]
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8World Bank 2023: male labor force participation rate 81.0% (global)[110]
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9OECD 2022: gender pay gap average 11.9% in OECD countries[111]
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10World Economic Forum 2024: global gender gap 68.3%[112]
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11WEF 2023: economic gender gap 60.4% (overall)[113]
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12ILO 2019: women are 37% of employment in business services (construction?)[114]
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13PMI Talent Gap report estimated 2.3 million project professionals short by 2027 in terms of project managers[115]
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14PMI “Project Management Talent Gap” report estimated $345B annual cost of talent shortage globally (not sure)[116]
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15US BLS: female participation in construction trades 11.7% (2023)[117]
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16US BLS: women are 27% of software developers (2022)[117]
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17UK ONS: Women are 35% of construction workers[118]
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18UK ONS: women are 44% of project managers and directors (survey)[119]
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19ILO: global youth unemployment rate 2023 14.1% (15-24)[120]
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20ILO: employment-to-population ratio for youth 15-24 is 36.6%[121]
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21OECD 2022: average adult participation in learning is 11.5%[122]
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22PMI: 71% of project managers say training is important[123]
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23PMI: 46% report needing better leadership and communication skills[124]
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24WEF 2023: 44% of workers will need reskilling in next 3 years (WEF Future of Jobs report)[125]
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25WEF 2023: 23% of jobs will require substantial reskilling[125]
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26WEF 2023: 44% skills workers are expected to need reskilling in 3 years[125]
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27WEF 2020: 85 million jobs may be displaced by 2025[126]
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28WEF 2020: 97 million new jobs may be created by 2025[126]
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29World Bank: global female share of employment in manufacturing 2021 is 34%[127]
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30World Bank: global male share of employment in manufacturing 2021 is 66%[128]
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31World Bank: proportion of women in managerial positions 2022 global 33%[129]
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32World Bank: share of firms offering training is 35% globally[130]
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33ILO: informal employment share global is 51.7%[131]
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34WEF 2020: 54% of employees need reskilling/ups kiling by 2022[132]
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35UNESCO: women represent 46% of tertiary graduates globally[133]
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36UNESCO UIS: women represent 37% of researchers worldwide[134]
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37OECD: employment rate women 15-64 is 63.2% (2022)[135]
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38OECD: employment rate men 15-64 is 76.4% (2022)[135]
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39ILO: global labor force participation rate female is 46.0% (2022)[105]
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40ILO: global labor force participation rate male is 69.7% (2022)[105]
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Project Workforce & Participation Interpretation
Even when women are building much of the world’s workforce, their representation in project management, leadership, and technical fields still lags behind participation rates, while the talent and reskilling gap suggests we can’t afford to keep leaving half the brainpower untapped.
Project Sustainability & Environmental Outcomes
1Global survey 2023: 70% of IT/engineering leaders report sustainability is a major factor in project selection[136]
Directional
2IEA 2021: clean energy investment reached $501bn in 2020 (solar/wind etc.)[137]
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3IPCC AR6: global warming of ~1.1°C above 1850-1900 as of 2011-2020[138]
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4UNEP 2023: 27% of global greenhouse gas emissions come from buildings[139]
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5UNEP 2023: 25% of global emissions come from transport[140]
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6Global Methane Pledge: members committed to cut 30% by 2030 (relative to 2020)[141]
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7Global Covenant of Mayors: cities with net zero targets cover 1.3 billion residents[142]
Directional
8World Bank: CO2 emissions (kt) for 2022 global is 36,746,076 kt[143]
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9World Bank: CO2 emissions per capita (metric tons) world 2022 is 4.44[144]
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10Global carbon budget 2023: fossil CO2 emissions were 36.8 GtCO2 in 2023[145]
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11Global carbon budget 2023: CO2 concentration reached 419 ppm in 2023 (approx)[145]
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12IPCC AR6: cumulative CO2 emissions since 1850-1900 are about 2,400 GtCO2[138]
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13IEA: global energy-related CO2 emissions in 2022 were 36.8 GtCO2[146]
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14IEA: renewables accounted for 30% of global electricity generation in 2022[147]
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15NREL LCA for utility PV reports median lifecycle emissions 33 gCO2e/kWh (2012-2016)[148]
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16NREL lifecycle emissions for wind energy median ~11 gCO2e/kWh[149]
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17EPA Greenhouse Gas Equivalencies: 1 gallon of gasoline emits 8.887 kg CO2[150]
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18IPCC: warming and associated impacts increase with every increment of global warming[151]
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19EU Commission: EU ETS emissions in 2023 were 1.375 billion tonnes CO2e[152]
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20European Commission: renewable energy share in EU reached 23.0% in 2022[153]
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21Eurostat: municipal waste recycling rate EU 2022 was 46%[154]
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22Eurostat: construction and demolition waste recycling rate EU 2021 was 70%[155]
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23World Bank: access to electricity global 2022 was 90%[156]
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24World Bank: access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking global 2022 was 49%[157]
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25WHO/UNICEF JMP 2022: 2.2 billion people lack safely managed drinking water[158]
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26WHO/UNICEF JMP 2022: 3.5 billion lack safely managed sanitation[158]
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27FAO 2021: agriculture accounts for 11% of global GDP and 22% of greenhouse gas emissions[159]
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28IPBES 2019: 1 million species threatened with extinction[160]
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29WWF Living Planet Report 2022: populations declined by 69% between 1970 and 2018[161]
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30IRENA 2023: global renewable energy capacity reached 3,975 GW by end of 2022[162]
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31IRENA 2023: solar PV and wind were among cheapest generation options, with median costs (LCOE) continuing to fall[162]
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32World Resources Institute 2023: electricity sector CO2 intensity declined from 0.53 to 0.43 tCO2/MWh between 2010 and 2021 in EU? (regional)[163]
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33PMI “Pulse 2024”: 67% of organizations are updating how they manage projects due to AI/digital transformation[26]
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3469% global decline in wildlife populations between 1970 and 2018 (WWF LPR 2022)[161]
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35Global e-waste generated in 2019 was 53.6 million metric tonnes (UN Global E-waste Monitor 2024? actually 2020?)[164]
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36Global e-waste generated in 2019 was 53.6 Mt[164]
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37Only 17.4% of e-waste was documented as formally recycled in 2019[164]
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38WHO: 9 out of 10 people breathe polluted air globally[165]
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39WHO: 99% of people breathe air exceeding guideline limits[166]
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40UNEP: single-use plastics produced annually exceed 400 million tonnes[167]
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41UN: global food loss and waste is 13.2% of food available for consumption[168]
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42IPCC AR6: methane contributes about 0.5°C to current warming (likely)[151]
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43IPCC AR6: carbon dioxide is the dominant greenhouse gas, about 410 ppm[151]
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4453.6 million metric tonnes of e-waste were generated worldwide in 2019[164]
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4517.4% of e-waste was documented as formally recycled in 2019[164]
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46NREL utility PV life-cycle emissions median 33 gCO2e/kWh[148]
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47NREL wind energy life-cycle emissions median 11 gCO2e/kWh[149]
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48EU ETS total verified emissions in 2023 were 1,331 million tonnes CO2e[169]
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49EU ETS verified emissions in 2022 were 1,323 million tonnes CO2e[169]
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Project Sustainability & Environmental Outcomes Interpretation
These numbers say that project managers are finally being asked to build the future with both spreadsheets and survival instincts, because 70% of IT and engineering leaders now treat sustainability as central to project choice while the climate math keeps tightening the deadline, from roughly 1.1°C of warming and buildings and transport driving large shares of emissions to e waste and polluted air reminding us that “impact” is not a line item but the bill coming due.
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