This paper endeavors to evaluate what key factors are critical to achieving optimal outcomes for egovernment projects, no matter how small or big the project. Prior to the discussion of the critical success factors it is essential to gain some understanding of the concept of e-government, the importance of egovernment application, e-government characteristics In this paper, we have identified several factors that must be considered carefully and understood clearly prior to adopting and implementing a system to support egovernment. However, we believe that the discussion in this paper addresses some generic issues faced by others who are in the process of adopting and/or implementing e-government. Although the paper does not provide an exhaustive list of critical success factors, it hopefully demonstrates the need to address such factors in the development and achievement of coherent and unified e-government capabilities.