Comments on: Software Project Failure Costs Billions.. Better Estimation & Planning Can Help

By: Henry H

Henry H — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 21:38:03 +0000

Better software estimation may help you decide whether a project is worth starting, but you can’t estimate the additional cost of delivery due to poor delivery management.

Having a talent team built to react quickly to problems is a better approach IMHO

By: Implementing ERP more effectively – Part 3 « The Manticore blog

Implementing ERP more effectively – Part 3 « The Manticore blog — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 08:41:19 +0000

[...] statistics on ERP project failures are staggering. However you measure it, the figures don’t look good when it comes to software project success. There is a blog dedicated just to software project failures and a recent Harvard Business Review [...]

By: Implementing ERP more effectively – Part 3 | SYSPRO

Implementing ERP more effectively – Part 3 | SYSPRO — Thu, 03 Nov 2011 08:23:30 +0000

By: Suppe á la FreXxX

Suppe á la FreXxX — Wed, 26 Oct 2011 04:49:10 +0000

“Standish Chaos Reports: Standish is probably the most referenced. They defi…”…

Standish Chaos Reports: Standish is probably the most referenced. They define success as projects on budget, of cost, and with expected functionality. There are several updates to the Standish “Chaos” reports. The 2004 report shows: Successful Proje…

By: Confluence: Dan Hanley

Confluence: Dan Hanley — Fri, 24 Jun 2011 14:25:54 +0000

Why are we recruiting another Java Dev?…

As the Agile Samurai…

By: Comparing Building and IT project | St. Guru

Comparing Building and IT project | St. Guru — Mon, 20 Jun 2011 06:19:19 +0000

[...] billions of dollars in IT project turns to dust with 0 outcome. Please check link below. http://www.galorath.com/wp/software-project-failure-costs-billions-better-estimation-planning-can-he... But with Construction project, such a failing rate means, there is definitely something concrete [...]

By: Find it EZ » On time, on budget & as specified – yes, you can!

Find it EZ » On time, on budget & as specified – yes, you can! — Tue, 17 May 2011 19:42:05 +0000

[...] and suddenly “you’re just like all the rest”. Reseach studies have shown that 68 to 85% of large software enhancement projects fail in one way or another. Either by missing original completion dates, going over budget, not delivered as originally [...]

By: Democratizing Information with Semantics » AI3:::Adaptive Information

Democratizing Information with Semantics » AI3:::Adaptive Information — Mon, 04 Apr 2011 09:09:05 +0000

[...] Also see Dan Galorath, 2008. Software Project Failure Costs Billions; Better Estimation Planning Can Help, June 7, 2008. In this report, Galorath compares and combines many of the available IT failure [...]

By: Time-Estimation – The Magic number that can make/break a project « Lessons Learned

Fri, 18 Mar 2011 04:16:40 +0000

[...] In an article that I recently read at http://www.galorath.com/wp/software-project-failure-costs-billions-better-estimation-planning-can-he... [...]

By: Converging Business, Technology a-n-d Social Systems for Sustainable Success » Right to Joy! - Transforming Fear to Joy!

Fri, 28 Jan 2011 16:54:29 +0000

[...] overall, 80% “of technology projects costing more than they [...]