Resources

Project Failure Rates
(Statistics and survey summaries - Standish, KPMG Etc)
http://www.it-cortex.com/Stat_Failure_Rate.htm  

Project Failure Causes
(Statistics and survey summaries - Standish, KPMG Etc)
http://www.it-cortex.com/Stat_Failure_Cause.htm  

Forrester: Project management offices on the rise, but effectiveness dubious
Nearly one-fifth of all new project implementations are over three months late http://www.computerworld.com/printthis/2003/0,4814,83159,00.html

Maximize ROI With a Project Office
IT projects will be more successful if there is a program management office keeping an eye on them.
http://www.computerworld.com/printthis/2003/0,4814,78517,00.html

Building a Project Management Culture
Delivery excellence and quality are everyone's job
http://www.computerworld.com/printthis/2004/0,4814,96134,00.html

When the Project Plan Becomes the Problem
Opinion by Mark Phillips, Vertabase http://www.computerworld.com/printthis/2004/0,4814,95742,00.html

Research: Project Management 2004
July 1, 2004
http://www.cioinsight.com/print_article2/0,2533,a=130990,00.asp

Best Practices for Project Management Offices
July 2, 2003
By Lorraine Cosgrove Ware
http://www2.darwinmag.com/learn/research/surveyreport.cfm?id=58

Quick Hits: Project Portfolio Management
November 22, 2004
http://www.computerworld.com/printthis/2004/0,4814,97602,00.html

Lies, Statistics, and the PMO
By Jeannette Cabanis-Brewin
August 26, 2004
http://www.developer.com/mgmt/print.php/3399851