Sunday, December 30, 2007

Why do Projects Fail?

The sooner you begin coding the later you finish

A Standish group research report says that, 31% of all projects are cancelled before they ever get completed and nearly 53% of projects cost almost twice their original estimates. The reasons are:

  • 31% of all projects are cancelled before they ever get completed
  • 53% of projects cost almost twice their original estimates

Reasons are:

  • Users have trouble in explaining what they want
  • Developers have trouble in translating user requirements into working programs and databases
  • Both the business worlds and technology worlds are constantly changing

“If you don’t know where you’re going, any road will take you there”

- Lewis Carroll


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