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 T's greatest weakness is few problems are detected early enough to correct.
Roughly 75% of corporate software development projects in 2001 failed to meet budget, schedule or objectives. 31% of those projects were cancelled.
- Is your project harboring latent causes of failure that will eventually cause your project to be cancelled or perceived as not delivering value?
- Will user adoption be stymied, even though you have sign-off?
- Does your company have all the required data? (You may be surprised.)
- Are your schedules so unrealistic you'll have at least a 100% overrun?
As a CIO, CTO, or IT Director, do you want:
- Metrics created so you can prove your projects' business value?
- Verification that objectives are truly attainable?
- More accurate status reports and estimates?
- Someone to tell you what no one dares to?
Get an objective Optimization AuditSM or Failure Prevention AssessmentSM from a trusted consultant to the Fortune 500. Learn how to meet objectives in a fraction of the time, learn why some objectives can't possibly be met - or be reassured you're firmly on track. In two to four weeks, for a fixed fee, we can:
- Reveal any hidden reasons objectives either cannot be met, or could be met in a surprisingly simpler way,
- Create metrics you can use to prove the project's business value, or
- Show you how to exploit the strengths of your corporate culture to get accurate status reports, realistic estimates and pervasive accountability.
We saved Pepsi $2.7M, Litton $5.2 M and Wells Fargo Nikko $800,000/year. How much could we save you?
Over 20 years of working on IT projects for Global 2000 clients, we developed a 100-point questionnaire to quickly pinpoint potential sources of trouble or innovation. But that's just the start. Your project is unique, so our services are completely customized to your needs, goals, and political and technical environments. (Though projects rarely fail for technical reasons.) For a full description of our Failure Prevention Assessment,SM Software Development Optimization Audits,SM and other services, click here.
Assessments are our core business, not our introduction. We will not recommend that you hire us to manage or take over your project, or to implement our suggestions. Instead, we give you the objective view you need to defuse previously hidden landmines, or to see the dazzlingly simpler way your team can meet its goals with less time, effort, and cost. With a clear playing field, your team can then succeed self-sufficiently.
Imagine the improved morale when everyone hears you've removed the major obstacles.
Why merely manage risks when you can also prevent catastrophic failure? For a white paper on "Risk Management vs. Failure Prevention," and examples of what causes catastrophic failure, click here.
If you have the time, your team can root out the causes of failure without us. For a white paper on "Seven Ways to Prevent Software Project Failure," click here.
Since less than one third of all corporate software development projects are cancelled, your projects may not need a failure prevention assessment. And not all projects can be radically optimized, as we showed Pepsi how to meet the goals of a 1.5 year project in 3 months. But if you want to be absolutely sure your projects won't fail or needlessly waste a terrific amount of time, money and effort, you need a professional, objective Optimization AuditSM or a Failure Prevention Assessment.SM Think "peace of mind."
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