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Is Software Development Risk Costing You Money?

Poor software project management often means missed deadlines, cost overruns or even outright failure of the project. How can your company avoid this industry-wide problem? In our brief you'll learn best practices for successfully completing software projects.

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Software development projects are plagued with risk and impending failure. According to The Standish Group’s 2006 CHAOS Report, only about one-third (35 percent) of the researched software development projects undertaken in the previous two years were considered “successful”—that is, they met all requirements and were completed on time and within budget. Almost half (46 percent) were reported to be “challenged,” meaning that they were completed and operational, but were delivered late, went over budget, or did not support all of the features originally required. And 19 percent were considered outright failures or cancelled prior to completion. According to the same…

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