Why do projects fail?

Many projects fail, the causes can be narrowed down to a small number of common factors…

1. They fail to deliver real business benefits > more
2. The stakeholders are not defined and aligned > more
3. The scope is not clearly defined and controlled > more
4. The solution requirements / specification is not clear / sufficiently defined > more
5. They are too complex > more
6. Inadequate and / or inconsistent controls are adopted to manage them > more
7. The solution design isn’t ‘fit for purpose’ > more
8. The capability of the project team is inadequate > more
9. Inadequate funding to deliver the defined scope > more
10. Poor business implementation of the solution > more