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Knowledge of IT Project Success and Failure Factors: Towards an Integration into the SDLC

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  • Walid Al-Ahmad

    (Department of Software Engineering, College of Computer and Information Sciences, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia)

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Traditionally, project success/failure is considered only after the project is completed or cancelled. Integrating project success and failure factors knowledge and software engineering activities would result in a situation where project success/failure is considered as part of the development process, leading to more successful software projects. This article aims to identify the common issues responsible for IT projects’ success/failure to develop a deeper understanding of these root causes. Knowledge about success can be used to understand failure and vice versa. Therefore, generic taxonomies of the root causes are developed for that purpose. Knowledge of these taxonomies is integrated into software development and management activities to help software developers and project managers complete projects successfully.

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  • Walid Al-Ahmad, 2012. "Knowledge of IT Project Success and Failure Factors: Towards an Integration into the SDLC," International Journal of Information Technology Project Management (IJITPM), IGI Global, vol. 3(4), pages 56-71, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:igg:jitpm0:v:3:y:2012:i:4:p:56-71
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