A recent article published in the Project Management Journal (by Project Management Institute) concluded, for many enterprises, sustainable success is closely liked to Information Systems (IS) and Information Technologies (IT). Despite significant efforts to improve software project success, many still fail. Current literature indicates that most of the software project problems are related to management, organizational, human and cultural issues, and NOT technical problems.

We at FAST know that project management is key to a successful IT project and will only undertake one after Critical Success Factors (CSF) have been established and agreed. Critical Success Factors vary in importance with each team member (for example, management may feel cost/productivity is No.1, while order processing may feel that functionality should be No.1. If both these views are not satisfied, the project is doomed to fail). Signoff on an agreed set of Critical Success Factors by the owner, all stakeholders and vendors is crucial.

Some of the typical issues we look for in all of our projects:

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