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Friday, May 23, 2008
UK Survey Reveals Top Three Reasons Why Web Projects Fail
Reported by Miles Shepherd in the UK
UK IT managers and directors admit that web projects are repeatedly failing to fully meet business or organizational objectives according to an independent survey commissioned by New Bamboo, the specialist in bespoke software development using Ruby on Rails. Respondents of the survey claimed this was due to three key reasons: (1) too many changing requirements; (2) too many stake holders to please; (3) not enough budget or time to deliver.
The study, which questioned 100 senior IT managers and directors across businesses from a variety of industries, showed that the majority of businesses and organisations (61% of respondents surveyed) were still involved in delivering a basic web site or upgrade on an existing site. Whilst four out of ten IT managers and directors were trying to deliver either a bespoke solution unique to their business or e-commence functionality to their existing site. The results of the study were released in London on May 22, 2008.
Damien Tanner, Co-founder of New Bamboo said, "It is critical to get the basics right. If companies are willing to accept failings in the development process for smaller projects, there is a real chance they may not revise their processes before tackling more ambitious projects. The end goal is to deliver business value - yet rigid requirements make it difficult to react to the changes that inevitably occur as knowledge and environments evolve. Requirements that have been omitted are generally picked up late in the process - by which time they are awkward and costly to implement".
Key findings included the following:
The research, conducted by independent market researchers on behalf of New Bamboo, surveyed 100 IT professionals from large organisations in several industries, including Financial Services, Manufacturing, Retail, Distribution and Transport. New Bamboo has several industry-leading clients in market segments that include business consultancy, global publishing and international not-for-profit organisations.
New Bamboo Web Development Limited is a specialist in bespoke software development using Ruby on Rails. Its range of experience covers social networks, complex e-commerce solutions and process management and collaboration tools for organisations. New Bamboo offers a highly skilled technical team that has been programming with Ruby on Rails since its conception in 2004. The company uses an Agile methodology which is particularly suited for complex projects and is based around objective metrics, stakeholder involvement, feedback, and managed processes. New Bamboo is privately held and based in London, United Kingdom.
Ruby on Rails is an innovative framework architected for rapid development of web applications. Ruby on Rails is the framework and 'Ruby' is the programming language. For further information visit http://www.new-bamboo.co.uk or contact Lena@technologypr.eu.
UK IT managers and directors admit that web projects are repeatedly failing to fully meet business or organizational objectives according to an independent survey commissioned by New Bamboo, the specialist in bespoke software development using Ruby on Rails. Respondents of the survey claimed this was due to three key reasons: (1) too many changing requirements; (2) too many stake holders to please; (3) not enough budget or time to deliver.
Damien Tanner, Co-founder of New Bamboo said, "It is critical to get the basics right. If companies are willing to accept failings in the development process for smaller projects, there is a real chance they may not revise their processes before tackling more ambitious projects. The end goal is to deliver business value - yet rigid requirements make it difficult to react to the changes that inevitably occur as knowledge and environments evolve. Requirements that have been omitted are generally picked up late in the process - by which time they are awkward and costly to implement".
Key findings included the following:
- Nearly a quarter of website projects fail to be delivered within budget (24%) and 5% were unable to confirm the final cost of their web development project
- 21% fail to meet stakeholder requirements
- Nearly a third of web based projects (31%) were not delivered within the agreed timescales
- Three elements that cause web project failures
- First there are too many changing requirements (55%)
- Too many stakeholders to please (48%)
- Not enough budget or time to deliver (31%)
- Nearly half of basic web based projects continue to be built in-house; with 28% are outsourced to third parties
New Bamboo Web Development Limited is a specialist in bespoke software development using Ruby on Rails. Its range of experience covers social networks, complex e-commerce solutions and process management and collaboration tools for organisations. New Bamboo offers a highly skilled technical team that has been programming with Ruby on Rails since its conception in 2004. The company uses an Agile methodology which is particularly suited for complex projects and is based around objective metrics, stakeholder involvement, feedback, and managed processes. New Bamboo is privately held and based in London, United Kingdom.
Ruby on Rails is an innovative framework architected for rapid development of web applications. Ruby on Rails is the framework and 'Ruby' is the programming language. For further information visit http://www.new-bamboo.co.uk or contact Lena@technologypr.eu.
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