Why New Systems Fail: An Insider's Guide to Successful IT Projects - Softcover

Phil Simon

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1435456440 ISBN 13: 9781435456440

Publisher: Cengage Learning PTR, 2010

Synopsis

Book cover is incorrect. I assure you. This is Why New Systems Fail.

A Fortune 500 manufacturing company spent millions attempting to implement a new enterprise resource planning (ERP) system. Across the globe, a 150-employee marketing firm built and tried to implement a proprietary customer relationship management (CRM) system. For two very different companies doing two very different things, the outcomes were identical. In each case, the organization failed to activate and use its system as initially conceived by senior management. 

And these two organizations are hardly alone. 

On the contrary, research indicates that more than three in five IT projects fail. Many miss their deadlines. Others exceed their initial budgets, often by ghastly amounts. Even systems activated on time and under budget often fail to produce their expected results and almost immediately experience major problems. Although the statistics are grim, there is at least some good news: these failures can be averted. Organizations often lack the necessary framework to minimize the chance of system failure before, during, and after beginning IT projects. 

Why New Systems Fail provides such a framework, with specific tools, tips, and insight from the perspective of a seasoned, independent consultant with more than a decade of related experience. The book examines in great detail the root causes of system failures. Detailed case studies, examples, and lessons from actual system implementations are presented in an informative, straightforward, and very readable manner. More than a theoretical or technical text, this book offers pragmatic advice for organizations both deploying new systems and maintaining existing ones.

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About the Author

Phil Simon is a frequent keynote speaker and recognized technology authority. He is the award-winning author of eleven management books. His most recent is Reimagining Collaboration. He consults organizations on matters related to communications, strategy, data, and technology. His contributions have been featured on The Harvard Business Review, CNN, Wired, NBC, CNBC, Inc. Magazine, BusinessWeek, The Huffington Post, Quartz, The New York Times, and many other sites.

Edition details

• Publisher: Cengage Learning PTR
• Publication date: 2010
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1435456440
• ISBN 13: 9781435456440
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 320