IT Project Failure: A Comparative Analysis of Two Case Studies

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Executive Summary
The paper had two case study discussed in the report. One case study is for the IT Project
failure for the teaching case in the southern hemisphere and the other case study is for the
packaged Enterprise Application Software, the failure of “Go Live” at the RMIT and
Cambridge Universities. The report had compare and analyzed the two cse study and
concluded with the reason behind the failure of the project in the process of the project
management.

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Table of Contents
Introduction................................................................................................................................3
Case Study Analysis...............................................................................................................3
Executive Support......................................................................................................................3
Sound Governance.....................................................................................................................4
User Involvement.......................................................................................................................4
Experienced Project Manager....................................................................................................4
Clear Business Objectives..........................................................................................................4
Firm Basic Requirements...........................................................................................................4
Organizational Commitment to Change.....................................................................................5
Adequate Resources...................................................................................................................5
Flexibility...................................................................................................................................5
Clear Communication................................................................................................................5
Managing Stakeholders..............................................................................................................5
Vendor Support..........................................................................................................................6
Conclusion..................................................................................................................................6
References..................................................................................................................................7