Project Failure Examples
Project Failure Examples
1. Digital Media Initiative
a. Company - British Broadcasting Corporation
b. Project Type – Digital Archive
c. Cash Investment – £100M
d. Stage of Failure – Implementation
e. Reason for Failure – The project is believed to have failed due to poor management. The status of the project was often reported in a positive light even when that was not the case, Green Shifting. There was also poor over sight of the work that contractors were doing. The project was also on a limited budget that discouraged in-depth analysis.
f. URL - http://calleam.com/WTPF/
2. ERP Program
a. Company - FoxMeyer Drugs
b. Project Type - SAP Implementation
c. Cash Investment – Initially $35 Million dollar estimate. The company that was worth $5 Billion was eventually sold for $80 Million. Sued SAP and the consulting company for $500 Million each.
d. Stage of Failure – The project failed in production. It was only implemented in ¼ of the place that was initially intended. The system was slower than the one it replaced. SAP was processing 10,000 orders nightly while the old system was processing 420,000.
e. Reason for Failure – Unexpected cost and unachieved benefit gained.
f. URL - http://www.computerworld.com
3. Gun Registration System
a. Company - Canada
b. Project Type - Gun Registration
c. Cash Investment – +$1 Billion
d. Stage of Failure – This project has not failed in the traditional sense. It is still being used today. But with an original taxpayer cost of $2 Million and an actual cost exceeding $1 Billion it cannot be called a success.
e. Reason for Failure – The project is expected to have failed to and expanding project scope. There were more than a thousand change orders from groups such as gun lobby’s and other special interest in the first two years of the project. All of this extra work was not part of the original contract and added to the bill.
f. URL - http://www.computerworld.com/
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1. Digital Media Initiative
a. Company - British Broadcasting Corporation
b. Project Type – Digital Archive
c. Cash Investment – £100M
d. Stage of Failure – Implementation
e. Reason for Failure – The project is believed to have failed due to poor management. The status of the project was often reported in a positive light even when that was not the case, Green Shifting. There was also poor over sight of the work that contractors were doing. The project was also on a limited budget that discouraged in-depth analysis.
f. URL - http://calleam.com/WTPF/
2. ERP Program
a. Company - FoxMeyer Drugs
b. Project Type - SAP Implementation
c. Cash Investment – Initially $35 Million dollar estimate. The company that was worth $5 Billion was eventually sold for $80 Million. Sued SAP and the consulting company for $500 Million each.
d. Stage of Failure – The project failed in production. It was only implemented in ¼ of the place that was initially intended. The system was slower than the one it replaced. SAP was processing 10,000 orders nightly while the old system was processing 420,000.
e. Reason for Failure – Unexpected cost and unachieved benefit gained.
f. URL - http://www.computerworld.com
3. Gun Registration System
a. Company - Canada
b. Project Type - Gun Registration
c. Cash Investment – +$1 Billion
d. Stage of Failure – This project has not failed in the traditional sense. It is still being used today. But with an original taxpayer cost of $2 Million and an actual cost exceeding $1 Billion it cannot be called a success.
e. Reason for Failure – The project is expected to have failed to and expanding project scope. There were more than a thousand change orders from groups such as gun lobby’s and other special interest in the first two years of the project. All of this extra work was not part of the original contract and added to the bill.
f. URL - http://www.computerworld.com/
4. Unknown Project Name
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