Screenshots taken from the game:

Working on this project was (and continues to be) a highly satisfying process. This got me thinking about what factors influence how you perceive whether a project was a positive experience or not. The reasons for this project being enjoyable to work on from my point of view include the following factors (in no specific order):

1. Excellent client relationship
2. Clear lines of communication – both internally and with the client
3. Interesting and engaging subject matter
4. Clearly identifying requirements at the initial stages of the project
5. Implementing new and challenging technological concepts, thereby facilitating for new learning
6. Executing requirements to the satisfaction of the client
7. Delivering a website that is fun and highly interactive from a user’s perspective
8. Achieving the goals that were set by the client in terms of measuring whether the project was a success
9. Being able to refine and develop our in-house processes as a result of this experience

Whether you enjoyed working on a project obviously doesn’t determine whether the project was successful or not. I would suggest, however, that if a project comprises at least some the characteristics mentioned above, it will have a greater chance of satisfying the following criteria:

1. The project was delivered within budget
2. The project was completed within the stipulated time frames
3. The requirements of the project have been satisfied

And these are surely considered to be The Holy Grail when measuring a successful project….