3. Problems with new IT systems
As was mentioned in the previous page - change is risky. Managing any change that involves IT systems is particularly risky!
A survey of over 14,000 organisations showed that where new IT systems were being developed*
- 80-90% of systems fail to meet performance goals
- 80% of systems are late and over budget
- 40% of systems fail or are abandoned
- Just 10-20% of businesses meet all their success criteria.
Only a small minority of the IT projects in the survey were successful.
Read the following news stories: Offender IT failure 'a shambles' IT failure 'causes £130m arrears' IT delays 'put patients at risk' What could have been done better? What could reduce the chances of failure? |
As people have learnt from past mistakes, a model has been developed and refined over the years to try and maximise the chances of a successful project.
This method / model is called the SYSTEMS LIFE CYCLE.
challenge see if you can find out one extra fact on this topic that we haven't already told you
Click on this link: Project planning
*OASIG 1995 study