Students need to write more than 150 words less than 200 words. Choose one of th
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Question
Students need to write more than 150 words less than 200 words.
Choose one of the project failures described in the article and analyze the failure drawing on the five causes of project failure.
https://www.computerworld.com/article/2533563/it-project-management/it-s-biggest-project-failures----and-what-we-can-learn-from-them.html
The five causes listed are:
• Unclear or missing business requirements
• Skipped SDLC phases.
• Changing technology.
• The cost of finding errors.
• The balance of the triple constraints.
Explanation / Answer
In the Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) Project, the State of California and Washington had implemented a computer system to track millions of driver’s licenses and vehicle registrations. The projects were a failure due to many reasons.