Mixology in Project Management

Mithu Deb

05-April-2013

A Must lesson for everyone

Humour in Project Management

Ever find yourself in the battle you just can’t

win? I face it everyday, hope I am not the

bad PM

Project Manger Face this reality everyday –

take a look at these alarming points for

failure and most probably you should be

able to avoid it.

A Day in the life of Project Manager

49% say they experience at least one

project failure in a given year

33% of the time, project failure is due to the lack of

involvement of senior Management

Another 33% of the time, project failure is

due to requirement changes

Project Failure Happens Often

58% of projects fail to deliver the benefits as set out in the

business case or approved proposal

31% of projects fail to deliver on time

31% of projects fail to deliver within budget

Only 54% of required features and functions make it to

release

Projects are Prone to Failure in different ways

45% of the delivered features are never used.

The Ultimate value of Delivered Projects is often questionable

Only 2% of organizations achieve target benefits “all the time”

Almost No One has figured out how to achieve consistent success..

Thank You debmithu@gmail.com

References: KPMG Global IT Project Management Survey A replicated survey of IT Software Project Failures. Ottawa University/University of Maryland PIPC Global Project Management Survey Standish CHAOS Report