Unsuccessful Systems
Systems were developed which did not support business strategies and objectives.
Poor systems planning and inadequate project management.
Failure to define or understand user requirements.
Negligence in estimating costs and benefits of the systems project.
Creation of a myriad of design defects and errors.
Acquisition of computers and software that no one needs or knows how to use.
Installation of incompatible or inadequate technology.
Negligence in implementing adequate controls.
Development of unstructured, unmaintainable software.
Inadequate implementation tasks.