Projects fundamentally indicate how well an organization performs, as it is through projects that organizations, for the most part, can advance their agendas to increase revenue, reduce costs and gain both market and mind share. Over the past 25 to 30 years, we have observed a significant increase in the use of technology within both private and public sector to advance both tactical and strategic initiatives. With the advent of the Internet, the pressure on private and public companies and government organizations to leverage the web to deliver better service at a faster pace to a larger base, has been significant. All this has meant a surge in capital initiatives to drive business strategy. With that comes the monumental task of expectation management, which, in general, IT has not been able to effectively address. The number of organizations pleased with the performance of their IT projects is a lot less than those expressing disappointment. So why are organizations unable to foster project success? Our experience and research shows 10 reasons why most organizations inadvertently foster project mediocrity.
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