Towards a theory of project failure

2007 ◽  
Vol 2 (3) ◽  
pp. 246 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marcus Lindahl ◽  
Alf Rehn
Keyword(s):  
Project Failure

scholarly journals Managing negative emotions from entrepreneurial project failure: When and how does supportive leadership help employees?

2021 ◽  
Vol 36 (5) ◽  
pp. 106129
Author(s):  
Holger Patzelt ◽  
Leire Gartzia ◽  
Marcus T. Wolfe ◽  
Dean A. Shepherd
Keyword(s):  
Negative Emotions ◽  
Supportive Leadership ◽  
Project Failure

Process improvement project failure: a systematic literature review and future research agenda

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jiju Antony ◽  
Bart A. Lameijer ◽  
Hans P. Borgman ◽  
Kevin Linderman
Keyword(s):  
Literature Review ◽  
Process Improvement ◽  
Systematic Literature Review ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Research Directions ◽  
Improvement Project ◽  
Project Failure ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Future Research Directions ◽  
Research Propositions

Purpose Although scholars have considered the success factors of process improvement (PI) projects, limited research has considered the factors that influence failure. The purpose of this paper is to extend the understanding of PI project failure by systematically reviewing the research on generic project failure, and developing research propositions and future research directions specifically for PI projects. Design/methodology/approach A systematic literature review protocol resulted in a total of 97 research papers that are reviewed for contributions on project failure. Findings An inductive category formation process resulted in three categories of findings. The first category are the causes for project failure, the second category is about relatedness between failure factors and the third category is on failure mitigation strategies. For each category, propositions for future research on PI projects specifically are developed. Additional future research directions proposed lay in better understanding PI project failure as it unfolds (i.e. process studies vs cross-sectional), understanding PI project failure from a theoretical perspective and better understanding of PI project failure antecedents. Originality/value This paper takes a multi-disciplinary and project type approach, synthesizes the existing knowledge and reflects upon the developments in the field of research. Propositions and a framework for future research on PI project failure are presented.

scholarly journals Pre-empting project failure by using a pre-mortem

2017 ◽  
Vol 78 (10) ◽  
pp. 584-585 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jonathan KA Mills ◽  
Judy McKimm
Keyword(s):  
Project Failure

Strategies for Heading Off IS Project Failure

2001 ◽  
pp. 33-47
Author(s):  
Kalle Lyytinen ◽  
Paul Cule ◽  
Roy Schmidt ◽  
Mark Keil
Keyword(s):  
Project Failure

scholarly journals Interrelated Attributes of Project Feasibility

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sam McLeod
Keyword(s):  
Feasibility Studies ◽  
Sunk Costs ◽  
Technical Feasibility ◽  
Project Failure ◽  
Significant Contributor ◽  
Lost Opportunity

Feasibility consists of inter-related questions. Often, organizations place a narrow technical focus on the technical feasibility of a preferred option (Lucae et al. 2014; Samset 2009). Hence, many frameworks, including TELOS, have been developed to encourage more holistic feasibility appraisal (Bause et al. 2014; Burch 1992). Poorly considered feasibility studies are a significant contributor to project failure, loss of reputation, lost opportunity, excess sunk costs, loss of morale, and litigation (see Sahu 2014).

scholarly journals Project failure Indicators: perceptions of Thai and Malaysian engineers

2018 ◽  
Vol 192 ◽  
pp. 02021
Author(s):  
Pittayaporn Gomarn ◽  
Jakrapong Pongpeng
Keyword(s):  
Construction Projects ◽  
Construction Project ◽  
Cost Overrun ◽  
Kuala Lumpur ◽  
Negative Effects ◽  
Project Failure ◽  
Similarities And Differences ◽  
Spss Software ◽  
Supervisory Staff

This research aims to compare the rank and importance level of failure indicators of the construction projects from the perception of Thai and Malaysian engineers. The questionnaire was used to survey the opinions of the engineers who supervised construction projects in Bangkok, Thailand and Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Analysis of the data was undertaken with the use of SPSS software which included a comparison of the importance level of construction project failure indicators from the perception of Thai and Malaysian engineers. Additionally, the Mann Whitney U test was used to compare the similarities and differences of construction project failure indicators from the perceptions of both Thai and Malaysian engineers. The results showed that construction project failure indicators from both Thai and Malaysian engineers were similar. Failure indicators ranked in importance were: 1) negative effects on safety, health and environment (18.83%), 2) cost overrun (18.44%), 3) time overruns (17.41%), 4) quality defects (16.43%), 5) stakeholders' dissatisfaction (15.36%), and 6) dispute and litigation (13.54%). The outcome of the research is therefore useful in assisting supervisory staff better understand project failure indicators. In addition, the research can be used as a guideline for analyzing the risk of failures in construction projects.

Reasons Behind IT Project Failure

2013 ◽  
pp. 188-202 ◽  
Author(s):  
Emad Abu-Shanab ◽  
Ashraf Al-Saggar
Keyword(s):  
Information Technology ◽  
Empirical Study ◽  
Project Success ◽  
Time Cost ◽  
It Projects ◽  
Project Failure ◽  
Technology Changes ◽  
It Project ◽  
It Project Failure ◽  
Future Work

Information Technology (IT) projects have high failure and escalation rates because of the nature of domain and the rapid technology changes. It is important to understand the factors causing IT project success or failure. This chapter reviews the literature related to project failure and escalation and concludes with 17 important factors that cause IT projects to fail and 10 factors that contribute to the escalation of projects in time, cost, or scope. The concluded factors are utilized in an empirical study to explore the Jordanian environment and check the rank of these factors as perceived by Jordanian specialists. Conclusions and future work are stated at the end of this chapter.

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