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Software Project Failure Factors	In-house %	Outsourced %	Overall %
Customers/Users did not make adequate time available for requirements gathering	61.2	57.1	60.0
Project had inadequate staff to meet the schedule	63.3	57.1	61.4
Staff added late to meet an aggressive schedule	61.2	61.9	61.4
Schedule had a negative effect on team member\x{2019}s life	71.4	42.9	62.9
Scope changed during the project	67.3	57.1	64.3
Development Methodology was inappropriate for the project	71.4	52.4	65.7
Aggressive schedule affected team motivation	69.4	57.1	65.7
Process did not have reviews at the end of each phase	75.5	47.6	67.1
Customer/Users had unrealistic expectations	69.4	66.7	68.6
Risk not incorporated into the project plan	65.3	80.9	70.0
Change control not monitored, nor dealt with effectively	63.3	85.7	70.0
Customers/Users not involved in making schedule estimates	69.4	76.2	71.4
Delivery decision made without adequate requirements information	83.7	47.6	72.9
Staff had an unpleasant experience working on the project	83.7	47.6	72.9
Staff were not rewarded for working long hours	81.6	57.1	74.3
Risks were not re-assessed, controlled, or managed through the project	73.4	80.9	75.7
Project under-estimated	83.7	76.2	81.4
Delivery date impacted the development process	93.9	90.5	92.9

-- TWikiAdminGroup - 2010-02-06

• WhySoftwareProjectsFail.pdf: Study on why projects fail.

• What_went_wrong.pdf: ANother Paper on Why projects fail.

-- JimSkon - 2010-02-09