NetWarriors for Windows 95

Organizations are increasingly reliant on their information systems for a competitive advantage. However, millions of dollars are wasted on systems performing below par or not at all. Many are, in fact, abandoned even before they are implemented. The philosophy behind this text is to make managers of IS projects aware of how easy it is to become locked into a cycle of failure. This rests on the idea that "he who makes no mistakes does not usually make anything"; learning from failures is the only way to achieve success. To demonstrate that IS failures occur across the entire business community, the book contains examples and case studies from diverse sectors. Most of the lessons to be learned apply to general project management. Failures can be traced back to communications breakdown, insufficient understanding about the users, environments and cultures into which systems are introduced, contracting out, over commitment, and unrealistic goals.