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A Replicated Survey of IT Software Project Failures

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Emam, Khaled El, Koru, A. Günes·2008·IEEE Software
DOI 10.1109/ms.2008.107
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Despite various industry reports about the failure rates of software projects, there's still uncertainty about the actual figures. Researchers performed a global Web survey of IT departments in 2005 and 2007. The results suggest that the software crisis is perhaps exaggerated and that most software projects deliver. However, the overall project failure rate, including cancelled and completed but poorly performing projects, remains arguably high for an applied discipline.

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Authors
Emam, K. E., & Koru, A. G.
Venue
IEEE Software
Publisher
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
Published
2008-09
Volume
25
Issue
5
Pages
84-90
ISSN
0740-7459 (ISSN-L)
DOI
10.1109/ms.2008.107
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W2070848457
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334
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journal article
Language
en
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