Project Management's five deadly sins

70% of all IT projects fail Since the mid-1980s, the Standish Group has published the world's largest study on IT projects - the Chaos Manifesto (formerly called the Chaos Report). Over the years they have examined over 70,000 projects, and what’s startling is the amount of IT-related projects that fail. In the latest poll for example, only 32% of projects reached a successful outcome. Project Management's five mortal sins The Chaos Manifesto names five deadly sins and five commandments of project management. According to their research, proficiency in these is one of the factors behind a successful project. Below you’ll find my take on the five deadly sins, (I won’t go into the commandments at this time). The points are from the Chaos Manifesto, but the descriptions and examples are my own interpretation of them. 1. Over Ambition. Over Ambition involves you as a project manager or project originator taking on too much...