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Show and Tell: Combining Pictures and Words to Create Full Project Management Capability
White Paper Ineffective or failed project delivery is the bane of every IT user and tales of budget overruns, cancellations and time lags are legion. The cost of project failure is clearly massive and is directly related to misunderstood scope and lack of... [09 May 2008]
Manage the Unmanageable: The Importance of Governance in the Project Life Cycle
White Paper Software development projects are notorious for cost overruns, missed deadlines, and constantly changing scopes. Why is that? Why is it that when one sets out to develop a product - be it an operating system, a device driver, an internal... [09 May 2008]
COTS Product Integration: An Architectural Approach - Tips to Maximize the Purchase and Integration of COTS
White Paper It can also lead to massive cost overruns, user dissatisfaction, and even project cancellation. Purchasing and integrating a Commercial Off-The-Shelf software (COTS) product can provide substantial benefits to one's development project. [30 Apr 2008]
Data Center Projects: System Planning
White Paper Planning mistakes can magnify and propagate through later deployment phases, resulting in delays, cost overruns, wasted time, and ultimately a compromised system. System planning is the Achilles' heel of a data center physical infrastructure project. [26 Apr 2008]
Gov't IT spending to face scrutiny
News The string of failed government IT projects and cost overruns is estimated to have cost nearly £2bn since 2000, according to a recent survey. The IT element might be considered as part of the review of these projects as it is hard to do any sort of... [01 Feb 2008]
Data Profiling: Minimizing Risk in Data Management Projects
White Paper Data profiling tools provide insurance against project delays and cost overruns due to be used by business analysts, not IT errors or inconsistencies in the data. Armed with a data profiling tool, a person can have greater confidence that he can... [23 Jan 2007]
Sun Designs and Builds Online Trading System
White Paper The company had attempted to build a cyber trading system in the past, but experienced frustrating delays and cost overruns. Leveraging its project management expertise and the principles of the SunTone Architecture Methodology, Sun met HyunDai's... [09 Nov 2006]
Can IT save public sector billions?
News It pointed out: "The Gershon Review stated that it had been careful to avoid such proposals requiring large new ICT systems because such projects often involved significant risk, in terms of cost and time overruns. [20 Feb 2006]
MOT computerisation PFI project delayed again
News Cost overruns have also dogged development of the system and Vosa will now have to pay SBS £1.09 per test - up from £1.07 two years ago - at an additional cost of almost half a million pounds per year for the annual testing of the UK's 23.5... [22 Jun 2005]
Microsoft Office System Webcast: Successful Project Management in Information Technology (Level 100)
White Paper 40% of application development projects are canceled before completion, and a third of the remaining projects are challenged by cost/time overruns. This webcast looks at the new features in Microsoft Project Standard 2003 that can help you avoid... [08 Jun 2005]
IT bosses told 'show me the money' in 2005
News Butler Group claims senior management have become intolerant of frequent cost overruns and large investments that do not demonstrate tangible returns. Companies are very bad at measuring the actuality after the project has been deployed. [19 Nov 2004]
Meta Group Quarterly: What CIOs need to succeed
Comment According to Meta Group research, 95 per cent of IT projects that experience cost overruns also suffer from scheduling problems and these variances translate directly to increased risk and cost. Unfortunately, successful project achievements are... [02 Aug 2004]
Offshoring has potential to save millions
News The second is poor management of IT projects, which results in overruns. A total of £165m is lost each year because of IT failings, according to a recent survey by Business Engines, a provider of project portfolio management software. [30 Jun 2004]
Majority of outsourcing deals are late and over budget
News The findings show that 80 per cent of businesses have suffered time and cost overruns and non-adherence to specification, The research identifies the key areas where savings can be made and O'Neill said labour costs can be cut by 40 per cent... [14 Jun 2004]
Failed IT projects costing firms £13m a year
News The main excuses for cost overruns were changes to plans, a poor brief and a lack of resources. All you get from a technology project is capability," he said. One common reason for failed projects is staff's fear of telling a CEO when a project he... [17 May 2004]
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