  Answering the call for alternative approaches to researching project
management, we explore the evaluation of project success from a subjectivist
perspective. An in-depth, longitudinal case study of information systems
development in a large manufacturing company was used to investigate how
various project stakeholders subjectively perceived the project outcome and
what evaluation criteria they drew on in doing so. A conceptual framework is
developed for understanding and analyzing evaluations of project success, both
formal and informal. The framework highlights how different stakeholder
perspectives influence the perceived outcome(s) of a project, and how project
evaluations may differ between stakeholders and across time.
