Success criteria

Every project should have relevant success criteria defined locally. On the most abstract level, the success criteria of projects in general can be defined as follows:

1. Soundness: A sound project should be able to demonstrate/prove its internal logical consistency.
2. Precision: All activities and resources in a project are accounted for in precise measures.
3. Terminable: A project should be able to reach a concluding state.

A set of formally defined success criteria helps to determine the states of projects, therefore, can provide useful feedback to adjust or terminate a project. success criteria is similar to the test cases of a software function, that after certain computable function is performed, the results could be asserted ahead of time. These assertive statements can be considered as a primitive form of success criteria.