Sobering Statistics: Project Management

Some Facts and Figures

One of the most respected and referenced companies reporting on software projects is the Standish Group. Their CHAOS report is used by organizations all over the world. They measure success as projects that are on budget, on time, and meet expected functionality. Only 32% of projects meet that criteria and are considered Successful.

The 2004 CHAOS report found that a staggering $55 Billion annually is lost to failed projects and the 2009 report found:

The key reasons Standish gives for failure (in order of most detrimental):

Exceeding our customer's expectations is our #1 priority!

Our team of seasoned, highly experienced project and product managers work closely with our development team to deliver projects on time and on budget - meeting the full product life-cycle needs of our clients. We have experience working with many companies on projects that were challenged and destined for failure for many reasons, including:

• Using a relative because it was cheaper or they felt they could work better with them
• Outsourced overseas and unable to communicate the requirements clearly or contain costs
• Using the wrong development methodology, such as Waterfall model (sequential), when Agile model (iterative) was a better fit
• Mixing too many disparate technologies
• Trying to develop in-house when it is not their core business
• Using one person vs. a team that shares experiences and ideas
• Lack of unit testing of the individual parts or modules of the application
• Assuming a good developer in one language can easily transition to another
• Failure to understand the business for which the application is being created

Located in the Greater Houston Area since 2002, our team of seasoned, highly experienced project and product managers work closely with our development team to deliver projects on time and on budget - meeting the full product life-cycle needs of our clients.

We helped DCS Visa Solutions create a business process management application to help streamline and organize their workflow. How can we help you?

Give us a call today at 713.458.1070. Consultation is FREE. If you have an idea for a new project that helps streamline your company's business process, Aptia's team of experts can help. You can visit us online at www.aptia.com.