What factors lead to software project failure and whose fault was it ?
June Vener, Jennifer Sampson, Narciso Cerpa, Steven J. Bleistein · Ingénierie des systèmes d information · 2009
While research on project failure tends to supply lists of risk and failure factors, and negative business effects, the objective of this research is to identify specific factors behind failure and who is to blame. We analyze practitioners' perspectives on 57 development and management factors for projects they considered failures across 70 failed projects. Results show that all projects reviewed suffered 6 to 48 failure factors. While no single set of factors is identified, nearly all projects suffered from organizational factors outside the project manager's control. We conclude with suggestions to minimize the most common ones.