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Three risk categories that explain IT failure
February 14th, 2008
Michael Krigsman

A new white paper from Alpha Software describes three broad categories
of risk that explain why software projects fail:

* Process failures arise when a project is “bumped off track,” relative
to the expected plan.

* Platform failures reflect specific problems with the technology used
to develop or deliver software solutions.

* Business failures refer to issues and problems driven by the internal
organization itself.

Article:
http://blogs.zdnet.com/projectfailures/?p=598

White paper:
http://www.alphasoftware.com/documentation/200801_wpaper/low_risk_a5.pdf