Information Technology Project Management

Information Technology Project Management

CIS 9480 UFA [62952]

Computer Information Systems Department

Bernard M. Baruch College

The City University of New York [pic 1][pic 2]

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Project Failures and Project Management Failures

Project success consists of two separate components, project management success and project product success^[1]. There are different layers in project success. According to figure 1, we can distinguish between those two components^[2]. Project management failure means that project manager fails to execute the project efficiently. The project manager cannot meet the triple constraint (project scope, time, and cost goals) or facilitate the entire process to meet the needs and expectations of project stakeholders. Project failure means that neither the project management success component is achieved, nor the output of the project, a product or a service, creates value. It has not delivered what was agreed, satisfied quality expectations, meet organizational needs and achieved the desired outcomes. [pic 6][pic 7]

A project is considered a ‘success’ when it delivers what it said it would, on schedule, within the agreed budget and to the expected quality standards. The product produced by the project creates significant net value for the organization after the project ends. If not, a project is considered a ‘failure’. There are many causes of project failure and every failed project will have its own set of problems. It may be a single trigger event that results in failure, but in most cases, it is a complex set of issues that combine and cumulatively lead to the project failure. Main reasons that frequently contribute to project failure include lack of a project charter, lack of user involvement, poor scope definition, scope creep, and inadequate testing etc. Projects have beginning and ending, are unique in nature, and involves a variety of team players. It is not easy to systematize and to develop perfect methodologies and processes for projects. This is why so many projects fail nowadays.

Using Four frames to Describe BBC

The BBC is a corporation, independent from direct government intervention, with its activities being overseen by the BBC Trust. General management of the organization is in the hands of a Director-General, who is appointed by the Trust; he is the BBC’s Editor-in-Chief and chairs the Executive Board. The BBC operates under a Royal Charter. The current Charter came into effect on 1 January 2007 and runs until 31 December 2016. Each successive Royal Charter is reviewed before a new one is granted.  The 2007 charter specifies that the mission of the Corporation is to “inform, educate and entertain”. It states that the Corporation exists to serve the public interest and to promote its public purposes.  The 2007 Charter made the largest change in the governance of the Corporation since its inception. It abolished the controversial governing body, the Board of Governors, replacing it with the BBC Trust and a formalized Executive Board.