The IT world is no stranger to high-profile project failure. But as economic conditions tighten we can expect projects to come under even greater scrutiny as companies pursue every avenue to ensure returns. So how do you keep technology projects on the track to success?
A successful project needs smart design. This is particularly true of IT-based projects, where the results are often invisible to the naked eye. But if you don’t know what the result is meant to be you cannot tell whether it has been a success.
All IT projects need a clearly articulated vision, a sound business case and an overall aim, to ensure that it does not lurch from goal to goal in a constant search for justification. The vision should describe the organisation you are going to be - not the company you are now. Otherwise you’re investing simply to remain fossilised in the business processes of your past.
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