[Tfug] [OT, slightly] IT Consulting

[keith smith]

Interesting article.  Here is my experience.  Most business people do not know what they want nor do they understand their needs.  Most small business people know even less.

Projects are difficult and project creep is a reality.  It is very easy to underbid and then find out the project is 70% under funded.  This is not like building a building where one must start with architect who gives them a complete plan for how things are to be built.  Even under these circumstances projects over run budget.

Custom systems are difficult to estimate, control, and make successful.

I find it amazing "...Remember that more than 50 percent of big IT projects fail completely...".

I'm thinking it must be more than the consultant that failed.  Customers cause most of the problems in my estimation.

Who is watching over the project at the company that hired the consulting company that failed?  Did the company actually listen and follow the consultant?

I'm not pointing fingers.  My stance is IT projects are difficult and it requires both parties to work closely together to reach success. 

Keith


Jim Secan <jim at nwra.com> wrote: For those of you who lurk, or bask, on this list, Cringley has an
interesting take on IT consultants in this week's rant:



Jim
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