Why do most IT projects fail today when there are a lot of solutions on the market. It seems most project leaders do not understand their business and they rush to implement IT solutions that do not work. This is normally due to lack of proper feasibility study. Most systems that are selected, will be addressing say 60% of the functional requirements of the organisation. A lot of customisations have to be made which will result in some functionalities being compromised due to high costs of customisation. The other thing is not enough work is being done in selecting the software vendor. In some companies, there are no laid down procedures to be followed in shortlisting a vendor. If one is selected, there is no site inspection, where the company has done a similar implementation. Only to realise that the company does not have the capacity to handle the project. The major problem is with top management. there is lack of corporate governance. Tenders being given to their companies and colleagues’ that do not have the capacity to deliver.
So can I hear your contributions to this topic??