Project Failure: Analyzing the Case of Microsoft Vista

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Executing and closing projects

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Introduction
The investigation includes the comparison of the best models that goes against the
real-life failed situations. This type of contrast possibility reveal about the discrepancies
between the two and also highlight the concern areas. These type of differences can be easily
interpreted in the context of the failed situation as well as conclusions. Exploring whether the
failure can be avoided or either minimizing it to certain degree is basically worthwhile. Many
studies have recommended that most of the information system project disasters can be easily
avoided (Altuwaijri and Khorsheed, 2012). Many of the time, warning signals happen long
time back before projects of information system started to get failed. It can be seen in history
that software projects most likely to get successful if they are correctly emphasized as well as
constructed over the well-analysed technology. There are many different writers who had
discussed the reason why the project get failed. For example, Amoako-Gyampah and Salam
(2004) inform that plans get abandoned due to the scope of the project is not appreciated
entirely and requirement of the user are not analysed correctly.
Avison and Young (2007) mentions that MIS projects as well as related procurements
are conducted in environment featured through lack of continuity of management as well as
incentive system, which initiate the optimistic measurements about the advantages that can be
achieved through undertaking the project. Bernroider (2008) discusses that expectations of
high user can mainly considered as the reason for project failure. Avison and Young (2007)
mention that project get failed due to the wrong alignment among the business users and IT
departments. It is noted that project managers often act over the report compilers and process
cops and usually lose the sight of why they expect to do so that it can be ensured that project
is effectively running (Avison and Young, 2007).

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Bernroider (2008) discusses that project get failed, and that’s reality of life. Many
projects get been unable because the average project is known as iceberg, as 9/10th of it is
hidden. Nevertheless, there is no researcher that had ever mentioned about the research
reporting system of mechanism, which lead to success or failure of project (Bernroider,
2008). Along with this, there is no one that offers the insight about the rate of project failure.
As per the article published in Journal of Systems and software, challenges and struggles are
both part of the process of learning. ISDP (Information system development project) failure is
not something new in present time, nevertheless, the research on these projects mention about
the new factors required for analysis. In history, information system projects are featured
through the increased rate of failure (Bridgestone, 2014). A current report gathered outcomes
relates to five various surveys from different years, 2001, 1995 and 1997, shows that, IT
project most likely to get failed, instead of getting successful; Around 1 out of 5 projects of
IT are expected to come up with complete satisfaction; the larger the plan is, there are more
chances of its failure; and around 40% of the failed projects attain the business case, in which
they go live for only 1 years (Bridgestone, 2014).
As per Brehm, Heinzl and Markus (2001), it’s explored that projects related with e-
governments are created in developed countries. The outcome of the survey depicts the high
challenging state, in which 35% of the total projects get failed; 50% of the projects are
partially failed, as well as 15% of the projects get success (Brehm, Heinzl and Markus, 2001).
The failure of information system within the developing countries of the world are most
likely to poses the more significance for both investigation and learning of failure reasons, as
it not only waste the resources, but also try to disappoint the future investment. It is noted that
opportunity cost is high within the developing countries, due to the less resource availability
like skilled workforce and capital (Brehm, Heinzl and Markus, 2001). On the digital divide,
the failure usually keep the developing countries over the wrong side, which turns the

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information communication technology in the global inequality technology. For such reasons,
the failure in developing the information system within the developing countries highly poses
the vital research area (Brehm, Heinzl and Markus, 2001).
Failure project- Microsoft Vista
It is analysed that successful companies usually tend towards hold blind spots, and in
this kind of case, small businesses companies or either 500 companies are referred as
ingenuity and creativity. Microsoft that had revolutionized the operating systems on the
computer in these organizations (Coiera, 2007). Though such type of companies have tried to
record the astonishing success, it is noted that both had the projects that are failed due to
complete scope of the project was not considered. But the main point is that, what
particularly is project scope? As per Coiera (2007), it is explained that project scope is
considered as the core form, as well as the explanation of end results of specific product.
Project scope requires to include what authors try to dub as the project scope
statement. In a different context, explaining what the end user will achieve through this
project, is the statement that emphasizes over the success of the project on its successful
completion of set goals, as well as the report that can be applied like a measuring and
planning tool (Coiera, 2007). But to one’s surprise, as the necessary and essential scope
explanation looks, it's often overlooked by the leaders of the project for adequately managing
it within the corporations.
With the latest OS, Microsoft Corp, it’s optimistically known as VISTA. With the
availability all around the world in the year 2007, it was advertised that Vista includes some
neat features, like the new multimedia tools for creation, right graphical interface, right peer-
to-peer technology, and simplified file sharing system (Coiera, 2007). Other benefits related
with Vista is that it includes specific close off vulnerabilities towards security, which were