10 Surprising Reasons Projects Fail (And How to Avoid Them)
Drawing from years of project experience, the author outlines ten common factors—ranging from unattainable goals to inexperienced managers—that consistently lead to project failure, and suggests that even a single misstep can doom a project.
After years of project experience, the author identifies ten common reasons why projects fail, each illustrated with an image.
1. Unattainable goals
2. Unexecutable plans
3. Poor project resources
4. Uncontrolled change management
5. Lack of attitude and stance
6. Incompetent team building
7. Unclear rewards and penalties
8. Lack of risk management
9. Inexperienced vendor PM
10. Inexperienced client PM
In summary, a successful project requires close collaboration between client and vendor, but neglecting even one of the above factors can virtually guarantee failure; the author welcomes additional insights from readers.
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Programmer DD
A tinkering programmer and author of "Spring Cloud Microservices in Action"
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