{"id":393,"date":"2019-04-10T14:12:00","date_gmt":"2019-04-10T19:12:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/projectmanagementacademy.net\/resources\/?p=393"},"modified":"2022-09-01T10:31:19","modified_gmt":"2022-09-01T15:31:19","slug":"top-10-reasons-why-projects-fail","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/projectmanagementacademy.net\/resources\/blog\/top-10-reasons-why-projects-fail\/","title":{"rendered":"Top 10 Reasons Why Projects Fail"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>There is a myriad of reasons why projects fail but they often come down to certain repeatable issues which, left unsolved, will make it next-to-impossible to ever fully succeed. The most common reason why projects fail is because they are not properly managed. There&#8217;s a lot of moving parts and essential tasks to be done in order for the final product or service to work out, so it&#8217;s important to take everything into consideration beforehand. Here is a list of ten reasons we\u2019ve found to recur in poorly run or failing projects.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more ote-->\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-1 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><strong>On this page:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/projectmanagementacademy.net\/resources\/blog\/top-10-reasons-why-projects-fail\/#Reason-1-Scope-Creep\">Reason #1 \u2013 Scope Creep<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/projectmanagementacademy.net\/resources\/blog\/top-10-reasons-why-projects-fail\/#Reason-2-Insufficient-Planning\">Reason #2 \u2013 Insufficient Planning<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/projectmanagementacademy.net\/resources\/blog\/top-10-reasons-why-projects-fail\/#Reason-3-Insufficient-or-Inappropriate-Resources\">Reason #3&nbsp;\u2013&nbsp;Insufficient or Inappropriate Resources<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/projectmanagementacademy.net\/resources\/blog\/top-10-reasons-why-projects-fail\/#Reason-4-Lack-of-Understanding-of-Requirements\">Reason #4 \u2013 Lack of Understanding of Requirements<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/projectmanagementacademy.net\/resources\/blog\/top-10-reasons-why-projects-fail\/#Reason-5-Poor-Communication\">Reason #5 \u2013 Poor Communication<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/projectmanagementacademy.net\/resources\/blog\/top-10-reasons-why-projects-fail\/#Reason-6-Stakeholder-Management\">Reason #6 \u2013 Stakeholder Management&nbsp;<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/projectmanagementacademy.net\/resources\/blog\/top-10-reasons-why-projects-fail\/#Reason-7-Risk-Management\">Reason #7 \u2013 Risk Management&nbsp;<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/projectmanagementacademy.net\/resources\/blog\/top-10-reasons-why-projects-fail\/#Reason-8-Unsupported-Project-Culture\">Reason #8 \u2013 Unsupported Project 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Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK<\/em><sup>\u00ae<\/sup> <em>Guide) &#8211; Seventh Edition<\/em> defines project scope as \u201cthe work performed to deliver a product, service or result with the specified features or functions.\u201d<sup>1<\/sup> It further defines scope creep as \u201cthe uncontrolled expansion to \u2026 scope without adjustments to time, cost, and resources.\u201d<sup>2<\/sup> In other words, determining what your product or service will do while continually changing it due to stakeholder requests but never accounting for it in the schedule. And so, everybody continues working toward the same, now impossible-to-meet, schedule. And then the project fails, blame is ascribed, and everybody scrambles for cover.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"Reason-2-Insufficient-Planning\">Reason # 2 \u2013 Insufficient Planning&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>PMI devotes a staggering twenty-four processes in the<em> PMBOK<\/em><sup>\u00ae<\/sup><em> Guide- Sixth Edition<\/em> to the planning. The point, of course, is acknowledging planning on a project is extremely important. It seems like an obvious statement, but often team members are either not given enough or very little time to plan. This leads to errors and waste. And to the ultimate discovery that planning cannot be overlooked, so the team must go back and plan while they execute.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"Reason-3-Insufficient-or-Inappropriate-Resources\">Reason # 3&nbsp;\u2013&nbsp;Insufficient or Inappropriate Resources&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Often there are too few resources working on too many projects at the same time, which causes a project to fail. In conjunction, managers are not always aware of what their resources are doing at any point in time, whether it be project work or their \u201creal\u201d job. Add to this the fact organization-wide, projects often go unprioritized, so resources are left to figure out for themselves what they should be working on and when.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"Reason-4-Lack-of-Understanding-of-Requirements\">Reason #4 \u2013 Lack of Understanding of Requirements&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Requirements are simply what your product or service is required to do. If you are creating laptops requirements might include the weight, how many ports it might have, what level of security it requires, the operating system, etc. Too often requirements are vague and\/or incomplete, leaving frustration when it comes time for the customer to sign off.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"Reason-5-Poor-Communication\">Reason # 5 \u2013 Poor Communication<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Communications is the oil of your project. Per the <em>PMBOK<\/em><sup>\u00ae<\/sup> <em>Guide<\/em>, <em>\u201cresearch shows that top project managers spend about 90% of their time communicating.\u201d<\/em><sup>3<\/sup> Many people on a project will know the project manager&nbsp;only&nbsp;through his or her communications. So, the Project Manager is often working in a virtual environment and some of their team members are in another part of the country or even the world. And they will know them by how their voice comes across over the phone or especially by how well-written they are in emails. Projects can either succeed or fail based on how well you and your team are communicating.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"Reason-6-Stakeholder-Management\">Reason # 6 \u2013 Stakeholder Management&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>In real estate, they say there are three important things: location, location, location. In project management, we might say it\u2019s: stakeholder, stakeholder, stakeholder. These are the people for whom you are doing the project. Yes, you must communicate with them. But as the title says you must also manage them. So, identify your stakeholders, know when and how to reach out to them, communicate bad news early, and always, always manage their expectations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"Reason-7-Risk-Management\">Reason #7 \u2013 Risk Management&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>In going from fifth to the sixth edition of the <em>PMBOK<\/em><sup>\u00ae<\/sup> <em>Guide<\/em>, &nbsp;PMI increased its risk section by some 40%. Why? Because if you are not managing risk you are not effectively managing the project. No project goes perfectly and in fact, many things can likely go wrong. Projects have uncertainty and by predicting risk, you can lower the uncertainty and increase the likelihood of completing your project on time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"Reason-8-Unsupported-Project-Culture\">Reason #8 \u2013 Unsupported Project Culture&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>It might surprise you to realize organizational cultures often don\u2019t fully embrace project management. They ask themselves why exactly is the project manager I\u2019ve just hired with the fancy certifications spending so much time planning? Why can\u2019t they just start executing? If you\u2019re a project manager, you know exactly why you plan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"Reason-9-The-Accidental-Project-Manager\">Reason #9 \u2013 The Accidental Project Manager<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>This is somewhat of a corollary of the previous reason. Organizations who don\u2019t take project management as seriously as they might, often feel \u201canyone can manage a project.\u201d And so very often assistants or coordinators without a lot of experience in anything outside their realm, much less project management, are tasked with major projects. No matter how good they are in their main discipline, minus training and aptitude, in this scenario, projects are at high risk.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"Reason-10-Monitoring-and-Controlling\">Reason #10 \u2013 Monitoring and Controlling&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Perhaps one of the less understood facts about projects is they need to be monitored and controlled. Essentially what this means is in a project you must \u201ctrack, review, and regulate the progress and performance of the project; identify any areas in which changes to the plan are required; and initiate the corresponding changes.\u201d<sup>4<\/sup> So, you must endeavor to stay on track and when falling behind on budget or schedule \u2013 or anticipating falling behind \u2013 must modify the plan to get back on track.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Why do some projects fail in project management? In summary, failing to understand and deal with any one of these reasons <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pmi.org\/learning\/library\/project-failure-planning-paradox-7260\">may cause your project to go awry<\/a>. Inattention to all of them is nothing more than a catastrophe waiting to happen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>References:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li style=\"font-size: 8px;\"><strong>Project Management Institute<em>, A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK<\/em><\/strong><sup>\u00ae<\/sup><strong><em> Guide) &#8211; Sixth Edition, <\/em>Project Management Institute Inc., 2017, page 131<\/strong><\/li><li style=\"font-size: 8px;\"><strong>Project Management Institute, <em>A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK\u00ae Guide) &#8211; Sixth Edition, <\/em>Project Management Institute Inc., 2017, page 168<\/strong><\/li><li style=\"font-size: 8px;\"><strong>Project Management Institute, <em>A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK\u00ae Guide) &#8211; Sixth Edition, <\/em>Project Management Institute Inc., 2017, page 61<\/strong><\/li><li style=\"font-size: 8px;\"><strong>Project Management Institute,<em> A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK\u00ae Guide) &#8211; Sixth Edition, <\/em>Project Management Institute Inc., 2017, page 23<\/strong><\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-medium-font-size\"><strong>Studying for the PMP Exam?<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-horizontal is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-1 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button has-custom-width wp-block-button__width-100 is-style-fill\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-white-color has-text-color has-background\" href=\"https:\/\/projectmanagementacademy.net\/free-pmp-questions\" style=\"border-radius:2px;background-color:#366194\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">PMP Practice Questions<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:8px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:45px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<p style=\"font-size:25px\"><strong>Upcoming PMP Certification Training &#8211; Live &amp; Online Classes<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><table class=\"table table-striped table-bordered table-responsive-sm font-md mt-5 mb-0 d-none d-md-table\"><tr><td>Name<\/td><td>Date<\/td><td>Place<\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><\/table>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:45px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There is a myriad of reasons why projects fail but they often come down to certain repeatable issues which, left unsolved, will make it next-to-impossible to ever fully succeed. 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