Comments on: My Theory on Why IT Projects Fail http://www.pmhut.com/my-theory-on-why-it-projects-fail Sat, 11 Feb 2012 20:00:27 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: Andy http://www.pmhut.com/my-theory-on-why-it-projects-fail/comment-page-1#comment-40361 Andy Mon, 18 Apr 2011 20:31:47 +0000 http://www.pmhut.com/my-theory-on-why-it-projects-fail#comment-40361 Surely the declaration of a successful project is defined in any software development contract? I would be very surprised otherwise (I am assuming of course you are discussing large projects here). Also, your 3 statements are just targeted at the developers responsibilities, what about the clients commitment to the project? My experience is that on large projects the contract is often negotiated between client and developer with little or no technical intervention with the sole aim of winning the contract. Where technical input is sought it often conflicts with pre-negotiated upper management cost/time projections and therefore ignored. The seeds of disaster are thus sown. Surely the declaration of a successful project is defined in any software development contract? I would be very surprised otherwise (I am assuming of course you are discussing large projects here). Also, your 3 statements are just targeted at the developers responsibilities, what about the clients commitment to the project?

My experience is that on large projects the contract is often negotiated between client and developer with little or no technical intervention with the sole aim of winning the contract. Where technical input is sought it often conflicts with pre-negotiated upper management cost/time projections and therefore ignored. The seeds of disaster are thus sown.

]]> By: Phil Simon http://www.pmhut.com/my-theory-on-why-it-projects-fail/comment-page-1#comment-15091 Phil Simon Fri, 08 Jan 2010 00:44:54 +0000 http://www.pmhut.com/my-theory-on-why-it-projects-fail#comment-15091 Jorge Good post. I'd agree with all of your reasons but why isn't data quality on there? As I'm sure you know, so many projects are doomed from day one because once organizations get around to trying to test the build of a new system, the data is in such horrible shape that the project is irrevocably harmed. ps Jorge

Good post. I’d agree with all of your reasons but why isn’t data quality on there? As I’m sure you know, so many projects are doomed from day one because once organizations get around to trying to test the build of a new system, the data is in such horrible shape that the project is irrevocably harmed.

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