IT Project Failures

IT Project Failures

Kinds of FailuresProcess-driven: Those related to business planning, project management and control, strategic formulation, and the change-management process.Context-driven: Those related to the information system itself (technology, system design).Content-driven: Those related to the environment in which the project is being development (culture, structure, management).Source: IT Project Failures: What Management Can LearnBy Jay Liebowitz

Why do IT Projects Fail?High degree of customization (context-driven)Changes late in the design stage (process-driven)Underestimating the timeline (process-driven)

Source: IT Project Failures: What Management Can LearnBy Jay Liebowitz

What can Management do?High degree of customization (context-driven) Management needs to better understand the size of the project. Function points can help.Changes late in the design stage (process-driven) Management needs to understand the impact of these changes. Better IT governance can help.Underestimating the timeline (process-driven) Management needs to understand the probability of the estimates that they are getting. Better estimating using statistical analysis and, yes, a tool can help.

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