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Six types of IT project failure

This list describes many of the underlying reasons that cause IT projects to fail. by Michael Krigsman

Tags: Information Technology, Project Failure, Strategy, Management, Michael Krigsman

Blog posts 2009-09-21

My very own little project failure

My very own little project failureWhile I feel your pain ...... You must have had that little voice in the back of your head going "No, don't do it, don't say it" just before you said "No problem" and offered to change your network instead of changing the firewall ......

Tags: Routers & switches, Domain names, NETWORKING, Network technology, PRODUCTIVITY, Mbps, router, project failure, computer

Discussion threads 2009-02-13

My very own little project failure

Michael Krigsman writes a cheery little blog on IT Project Failures. Yesterday, I had one of my own. I probably shouldn't call it a failure, because the real aim of the project (to switch two schools and the superintendent's office to much higher-speed Internet connections) was accomplished. ...

Tags: DHCP, Project Failure, IP, Server, IP Address, Michael Krigsman, Printers, Networking, Network Technology, Hardware, Peripherals, Christopher Dawson

Blog posts 2009-02-13

Three important post-recession IT trends

With the economy lingering on the brink of recession, understanding the future becomes more important than ever. Here's what IT can expect. by Michael Krigsman

Tags: Information Technology, Strategy, Management, Michael Krigsman, Trend, Project Failure, Keyboards, Social Networking, Hardware, Peripherals, Online Communications, Marketing, Advertising & Promotion

Blog posts 2008-10-29

Agile: Anatomy of a failed project

Agile development could not overcome fundamental misunderstandings that ultimately led to catastrophic project failure. Here's why. by Michael Krigsman

Tags: Project Failure, Anatomy, Michael Krigsman, Project, Customer, Failure, Agile, Mitch Lacey, Corporate Communications, Team Management, Marketing, Management

Blog posts 2008-10-27

Office 2.0: 'Conversations' prevent IT failure

Cultural issues are among the key drivers causing acute IT problems. Project failure rates remain high in large part because these drivers are difficult to identify and diagnose. Many organizations accept information silos as a cost of doing business, despite the clear negative impact of these boundaries...

Tags: Information Technology, Project Failure, Office 2.0, Strategy, Management, Michael Krigsman

Blog posts 2008-08-25

Why Software Projects Fail: A New Assessment of Risk - Practical Methods to Mitigate Project Failure

If anyones organization does not do a risk assessment during the project lifecycle, consider adding it at one or more places. Pay attention to the risk aspects previously discussed to anticipate some of the factors that create roadblocks to project success. Define both functional and non-functional requirements for tool selection,...

Tags: Software, Software Project, Project Failure, Alpha Software, Requirement, Productivity, Tools & Techniques, Strategy, Management

White papers 2008-01-17

Why Software Projects Fail: A New Assessment of Risk Practical Methods to Mitigate Project Failure

Alpha Software's motivation for underwriting this white paper is simple. Developers who download and evaluate the product, Alpha Five Version 8, tells one time and again that the technology is superior to better-known offerings, such as Visual Studio, NetBeans, PHP, Ruby, and others. They find they can build desktop, hybrid,...

Tags: Software, Software Project, Project Failure, Alpha Software, Scripting Languages, Marketing Research, Software/Web Development, Web Development, Marketing

White papers 2008-01-17

Four Starting Points for Effective IT Project and Portfolio Management

Effective project and portfolio management is an achievable goal. The reader can start at any of the four areas of focus described in this paper. He or she can start at any level of organizational maturity. He or she can start quickly or can phase in new tools and processes...

Tags: Project, Information Technology, Project Failure, Portfolio Management

White papers 2007-04-01

Eight Things Your Business Analysts Need to Know: A Practical Approach to Recognizing and Improving Competencies

Each year, organizations across the globe face astronomical project failure rates, often wasting millions of dollars per failed project. This paper examines the roots of project failure and centers in on the elusive, often undefined role of the business analyst. In response to research showing that many organizations have not...

Tags: Business Analyst, Project Failure, Competency

White papers 2006-02-15

Additional Resources

News to know: Ruiz, Moffat resign; Microsoft; Psystar; Smartphones

Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET's around-the-Web tech coverage.: Sam Diaz: Ruiz resigns as GlobalFoundries chairman; no mention of insider trading scandal Moffat no longer with IBM as...

Tags: Dana Blankenhorn, CBS Interactive Inc., Microsoft Corp., Psystar, Smartphone, Sam Diaz, Microsoft Windows 7, Mainframes, Sales Strategy, Operating Systems, Microsoft Windows, Software, Servers, Hardware, Sales

Blog posts 2009-11-03

Five reasons to deliver a virtual service, not a virtual server

What began as an interesting technological experiment has now become an opportunity for IT to shape its future, says Fortisphere's Lilac Berniker Commentary - As virtualization becomes an increasingly commonplace technology in the datacenter, the breadth of stakeholders in the virtual environment is growing. ...

Tags: Information Technology, Workload, Virtual Server, Server, Strategy, Management, virtualization, Lilac Berniker Fortisphere, Special to ZDNet, Lilac Berniker Fortisphere, Special to ZDNet

News items 2009-10-29

Software that automatically fixes itself, without shutting down

Invariant DetectionThis is supposing that the software is simple enough to determine invariants and not block valid code paths that are infrequently used. It sounds a lot like applying design by contract after the fact.Software That Fixes Itself?The headline implies an application that fixes itself. The article describes and...

Tags: Tools & Techniques, invariant, software, Clearview, erroneous execution

Discussion threads 2009-10-29

Will OpenSolaris survive Oracle?

We can only hope so! It would make a much better back end than what linux has to offer. Solaris has always been a solid performer and is a real UNIX, not some hacked up clone like linux. The best option for Oracle would be to ditch linux...

Tags: UNIX, Operating systems, OPEN SOURCE, Linux, Sun Solaris, Oracle Corp., OpenSolaris, Open Solaris

Discussion threads 2009-10-27

Can open source software stop IT failure?

I'm not so sure #1 is valid#1 is a variation of "many eyes make all bugs shallow"Does it help? Yes. But it also makes the implicit assumption that everyone that can view the code is competent to do so. So it goes back to resource allocation being an issue, if...

Tags: Strategy, OPEN SOURCE, information technology, IT Failure, F/OSS, software, open-source software

Discussion threads 2009-10-26

Learning from the weak signals of failure

Sometimes a refusal to listen . . .Sometimes it's a refusal of top level management to listen to lower level employees as well. NASA was notorious for having unsatisfied employees who knew key facts about issues, but ignored them, even if the employee was proactive about trying to contact somebody...

Tags: Team management, weak signal

Discussion threads 2009-10-26

Ubuntu, SUSE, Fedora Linux updates prepped as Win7 release nears

another nail in M$ coffinThe upcomming failure of windoze 7 and M$ going under will not leave the users exposed.Linux is here to save the day!Wrong Answerhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/21/windows-7-breaks-amazon-uk-pre-order-volume-record-ousts-harry/DesperationGuess it shows how desperate Vista users are to get onto Win7Windows 7 a failure?Didn't it already surpass Linux's market share? BEFORE it's GA?Failure...

Tags: UNIX, Operating systems, OPEN SOURCE, SuSE, Linux, Fedora Project, Microsoft Corp., Ubuntu, Microsoft Windows

Discussion threads 2009-10-21

Going commando: Four signs of CRM failure

Snake oil salesmen[i]Should you become the exit champion who calls out warning signs of a CRM effort in jeopardy?[/i]If you wait until you see warning signs, you've already lost. Every CRM and SOA project I've been involved in the seeds of destruction were sown way before the project ever...

Tags: Advertising & Promotion, Customer relationship management (CRM), Enterprise software, CRM

Discussion threads 2009-10-20

Clients: fat vs. thin, net vs. note

Can I suggestNetbooks with Win 7. Just installed it on a useless Linux netbook and it works fine and only cost me A$399 (which now is almost the same as US ;-))For once try and rein in your hobby horse and let the students join the new millenium.On and...

Tags: Netbooks, nettops & MIDs, Thin clients, PRODUCTIVITY, Microsoft Windows, Operating systems, NeatX, oh-so, netbook, thin client, Linux, desktop, operating system, tool

Discussion threads 2009-10-19

Microsoft needs to come clean over Sidekick/Danger disaster

LOL! And some said you were covering this up.http://talkback.zdnet.com/5208-12554-0.html?forumID=1&threadID=70257&messageID=1348275&tag=content;col1RE: Microsoft needs to come clean over Sidekick/Danger disasterMy money goes to TMobile, not Microsoft. This should fall 100% on the shoulders of TMobile!RE: Microsoft needs to come clean over Sidekick/Danger disasterWell who-ever is respossible for this stupid act(upgrade without backups? wtf...)...

Tags: Microsoft Windows, Storage, Microsoft Corp., Sidekick/Danger disaster, Sidekick/Danger, Microsoft Needs, Hitachi Ltd.

Discussion threads 2009-10-13