OKRs
Half of projects succeed. That is the strategy gap showing up as delivery.
PMI's 2025 research finds that only about half of projects succeed, and traces the gap to a disconnect between planning and execution rather than to effort or intent.
Outcome we help: Stop programmes that look busy and still miss the strategy.
What the report found
~50%
of projects succeed; the rest show the strategy gap as delivery failure
PMI 2025 press release
35%
planning-execution disconnect reported across transformation work
PMI 2025 press release
What it means for leaders
- Delivery failure is often a strategy-connection failure, not a team effort problem.
- Value measures agreed at the start keep steering honest when activity ramps up.
What to do on Monday
Start here: Pick one live strategic initiative. In 30 minutes with the sponsor and delivery lead, write the single outcome that would count as value worth the effort, name the current measure, and mark whether it tracks activity or outcome. Share it with steering before Friday.
- Ask each workstream lead to state the initiative's outcome in one sentence; note where the answers diverge.
Try it in an open workspace
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Source
New PMI Research Reveals Strategy-Execution Gap Is Undermining Transformation and How to Close It, Project Management Institute (PMI), 2025. Read the original report