The 5 Most Common Mistakes
That Lead to Project Failure.

1

Lack of a clear project vision and goals

This is top of the list and probably the most significant challenge. Oftentimes, this issue begins with leadership not having a clear definition to start. A lack of vision and clear goals filters down to the team and all stakeholders on a project, leading to confusion and even a decrease in morale as folks are not sure of why they are working on a project.

2

Expecting technology to be the silver bullet

Another common trend is for companies to rely on technology alone to be the solution. This is often done, because it is easier to simply pick a technology and blame it if it doesn’t work. The key is to remember that technology is an enabler. Its job is to serve the people who use it.

3

Missed expectations with leadership

A typical outcome for many IT projects is delivering the wrong solution. Simply put, releasing a product on-time, but failing to verify with the owner that their expectations have been properly met. This is a classic case of “we checked the box” to deliver functionality, but it wasn’t the right solution.

4

Lack of subject matter expertise

Oftentimes a lack of expertise is either not available for the team or worse, the wrong experts have been assigned per the problem trying to be solved. This occurs mainly because management, the team, and stakeholders have not accurately defined the problem to be solved.

5

Poor alignment of people, process, and project goals

While similar to having a lack of subject matter expertise, equally important is ensuring that the people involved are using the right approach and working in concert toward a commonly understood goal. Poor alignment is often manifested as people “working in silos” throughout a project. This problem also occurs when the team gets caught up in the methodology and loses sight of the real goal is to deliver results. This is commonly referred to as “process for

Fill out the form below to
unlock the rest.

1

Lack of a clear project vision and goals

Our recommendation is to create a road-map that visualizes the target and the path to completion. This helps to share the vision with everyone involved and is easier to understand than a lengthy written report.

2

Expecting technology to be the silver bullet

Our recommendation is to start with people instead of technology. Listen to their needs and let their goals drive the choice in technology as a solution.

Fill out the form to download the White Paper “The 5 Most Common Mistakes That Lead to Project Failure”