Why Technology Projects Really Fail

Posted by admin on February 6, 2010 under Process Improvement, Technology | Be the First to Comment

There is a lot of literature about the reasons for the abysmal success rate of technology implementation projects. We blame the project management skills, the end users (if you can imagine), management’s lack of support and/or interest and so forth.

While all these may contribute to the demise of a project, the real reason these projects fail is that they do not address the underlying business problem being solved. The first step in any technology project needs to be the careful, systematic definition and assessment of the business problem. If you cannot articulate the business problem you are addressing, you have no business even starting a project! For more, see our latest article.