A recent Middle East survey which highlighted a wide range of reasons for project failure, with improper planning and methodology cited as the leading factor in project failure, with 78% of respondents reporting it as an issue.
Other contributing factors to project failure included lack of communication (75%), and unrealistic target completion dates (67%), identified inadequate commitment and involvement from senior management (59%), insufficient budgets and resources (56%), too many assumptions and unknowns (51%), project politics and conflicts (38%), lack of set targets or measurable results (45%), and the formation of the wrong project team (27%).
The survey results reflect a region wide under-investment in project management tools and a lack of skills and training.
Other factors that the survey identified as causing problems with projects were lack of motivation and the inability to properly control the project team, insufficient risk analysis, lack of planning tools and weak IT infrastructure, slow decision making, lack of alignment with the organization’s strategic goals, delays in engineering and procurement, wrong choice of contractors, design changes, and economic instability.
Xpert Learning offers a range of project management courses and certification tracks. This article has been taken from ITP.net. (http://tinyurl.com/29pogk8)
