An empirical study of critical success factors of project governance in China

It is important to have a better understanding of “what is effective project governance” and “how to govern the project effectively”. The paper aims to clarify the definition of project governance, identify the effective project governance standards, and explore critical success factors based on project governance models. A questionnaire survey was conducted in China and a list of critical success factors of project governance was quantitatively prioritized. The empirical results indicated that stakeholder management is the most important factor of project governance success, which provides a reference for further research and project practice.