Thursday, June 12, 2008

Late Project Record?

G'day mates. ... Is this the record for late projects? Nine years late. ...

... "A COMPUTER program to streamline Victoria's criminal justice system is running nine years late and could cost four times as much as planned. " ...


Via Australian IT: Project is 9 years late

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Tuesday, August 07, 2007

Project Delivery Speed

Getting good at delivering project on-time? Try speeding them up and accelerating the time to value ... for a potential competitive differentiator. ...

... "It is cause for alarm then that so many of those surveyed deliver IT projects late. Companies who succeed in accelerating IT project and service delivery have an advantage, while those who do not suffer at the hand of the competition. " ...


Via SAP INFO: Project Speed

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Thursday, June 07, 2007

Late IT Projects Hurt

HP / Economist survey shows that late projects are prevalent and having negative business consequences. Speed of delivery is the key metric highlighted in the findings. ...

... "The survey showed that accelerating speed of delivery does not have to aversely affect quality or positive business results. When project overruns do occur the culprits are usually midstream changes to business priorities and poor coordination between IT and business managers. Better definition of business requirements, greater investment in IT process automation and more collaboration across IT functions are the primary solutions for accelerating time to delivery. " ...


Via HP: Global Survey Reveals Late IT Projects Linked to Lower Profits, Poor Business Outcomes

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