{"id":27813,"date":"2017-07-29T10:09:15","date_gmt":"2017-07-29T08:09:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mamchenkov.net\/wordpress\/?p=27813"},"modified":"2017-07-29T10:09:15","modified_gmt":"2017-07-29T08:09:15","slug":"seven-reasons-it-projects-fail","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mamchenkov.net\/wordpress\/2017\/07\/29\/seven-reasons-it-projects-fail\/","title":{"rendered":"Seven Reasons IT Projects Fail"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

While reading through “Seven Reasons IT Projects Fail<\/a>“, I came across an interesting statistic (source<\/a>):<\/p>\n

By categorizing documented causes of IT project failure, a majority\u201454 percent\u2014are attributed to project management. Surprisingly to some, technical challenges are the least-cited factor at 3 percent.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

For me, this is just a confirmation of the gut feeling I had for years. \u00a0It doesn’t really matter which technology stack you are using for your project. \u00a0The reasons for success or failure are usually somewhere else.<\/p>\n

The article \u00a0lists the following seven reasons for IT projects failure:<\/p>\n

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  1. Poor Project Planning and Direction<\/li>\n
  2. Insufficient Communication<\/li>\n
  3. Ineffective Management<\/li>\n
  4. Failure to Align With Constituents and Stakeholders<\/li>\n
  5. Ineffective Involvement of Executive Management<\/li>\n
  6. Lack of Soft Skills or the Ability to Adapt<\/li>\n
  7. Poor or Missing Methodology and Tools<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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    While reading through “Seven Reasons IT Projects Fail“, I came across an interesting statistic (source): By categorizing documented causes of IT project failure, a majority\u201454 percent\u2014are attributed to project management. Surprisingly to some, technical challenges are the least-cited factor at 3 percent. 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