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Top Ten Reasons Why Projects Fail – Reason #1

Reason #1 – Scope Projects fail because scope is out of control. Scope is defined by the Project Management Institute (PMI) as “The sum of the products, services, and results to be provided as a project.” So that’s a pretty simple definition, right? It’s everything that you are going to do on the project. The unspoken corollary

Brief Introduction – Top Ten Reasons Why Projects Fail

I read a sobering report recently regarding project success (or lack thereof) in projects. It said that, on average, firms manage $200 million in projects each year. In the course of that year, these organizations will realize that more than 1/3 of their projects ($74 million worth) are at risk of failing! Seventy-four million worth.Imagine that.