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  2. List of failed and overbudget custom software projects

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    eHealth Ontario is a group of projects that replaced a previous failed project, Smart Systems for Health, which "spent $650 million but failed to produce anything of lasting value." However, in 2009 the CEO of the eHealth Ontario agency resigned, followed by the government minister responsible for overseeing the agency, after a scandal over ...

  3. Engineering disasters - Wikipedia

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    Engineering is a precise discipline, requiring communication among project developers. Several forms of miscommunication can lead to a flawed design. Various fields of engineering must intercommunicate, including civil, electrical, mechanical, industrial, chemical, biological, and environmental engineering.

  4. Development hell - Wikipedia

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    Television series can experience development hell between seasons, resulting in a long delay from one season to the next. Screenwriter Ken Aguado states that "development hell rarely happens in series television", because writers for a television series "typically only get a few cracks at executing a pilot, and if he or she doesn't deliver, the project will be quickly abandoned."

  5. 8 Most Common Reasons Small Businesses Fail - AOL

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    Hired the Wrong Team. Your employees are the face of your business. Hire the wrong people, and you could see your sales falter. In fact, the CB Insights report found that 14% of small businesses ...

  6. 12 Reasons Why Project Management Is Important - AOL

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    3. Better Productivity. Project management is important because it ensures there’s a proper plan that outlines a clear focus and objectives to allow the team to execute on strategic goals.

  7. Scope creep - Wikipedia

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    Properly defining project scope requires thorough investigation by the project manager during the initial planning phase of a project. Failure to gather all information from all relevant stakeholders is a common reason for incomplete scope statements and missing requirements, which can frequently and easily lead to scope creep later in the project.

  8. Project risk management - Wikipedia

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    The project risk management (PRM) system should be based on the competences of the employees willing to use them to achieve the project’s goal. The system should track down all the processes and their exposure which occur in the project, as well as the circumstances that generate risk and determine their effects.

  9. How The World Bank Broke Its Promise to Protect the Poor

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    A big project can upend the lives of tens of thousands of people. Since 2004, World Bank estimates indicate that at least a dozen bank-supported projects physically or economically displaced more than 50,000 people each. Studies show that forced relocations can rip apart kinship networks and increase risks of illness and disease.