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New Bamboo: Independent UK Survey Reveals Top Three Reasons Why Web
Projects Fail; web developments continue to run over budget, overtime
or short change their stakeholders
(M2 PressWIRE Via Acquire Media NewsEdge)
RDATE:22052008
UK IT managers and directors admit that web projects are repeatedly
failing to fully meet business or organisational objectives according
to an independent survey commissioned by New Bamboo, the specialist in
bespoke software development using Ruby on Rails. Respondents of the
survey claimed this was due to three key reasons: (1) too many changing
requirements; (2) too many stake holders to please; (3) not enough
budget or time to deliver.
The study, which questioned 100 senior IT managers and directors across
businesses from a variety of industries, showed that the majority of
businesses and organisations (61% of respondents surveyed) were still
involved in delivering a basic web site or upgrade on an existing site.
Whilst four out of ten IT managers and directors were trying to deliver
either a bespoke solution unique to their business or e-commence
functionality to their existing site.
Damien Tanner, Co-founder of New Bamboo said, "It is critical to get
the basics right. If companies are willing to accept failings in the
development process for smaller projects, there is a real chance they
may not revise their processes before tackling more ambitious projects.
The end goal is to deliver business value - yet rigid requirements make
it difficult to react to the changes that inevitably occur as knowledge
and environments evolve. Requirements that have been omitted are
generally picked up late in the process - by which time they are
awkward and costly to implement".
Key findings include:
* Nearly a quarter of website projects fail to be delivered within
budget (24%) and 5% were unable to confirm the final cost of their web
development project
* 21% fail to meet stakeholder requirements
* Nearly a third of web based projects (31%) were not delivered within
the agreed timescales
* Three elements that cause web project failures 1. First there are too
many changing requirements (55%) 2. Too many stake holders to please
(48%) 3. Not enough budget or time to deliver (31%)
* Nearly half of basic web based projects continue to be built
in-house; with 28% are outsourced to third parties
These failings are set to become more prominent as companies want to
develop more complex projects or bespoke solutions to unique business
needs - such as social networking, e-commence and interactive elements
with their customers.
New Bamboo believes that the key to solving this issue is to take a
collaborative and iterative approach to web project development, with
all stakeholders sharing ownership of the project, and ensuring that
the expectations of the business and the final product are aligned.
This approach involves regular meetings with all stakeholders where
working software is tested and a certain amount of QA is carried out,
which not only keeps the project on course for success but also ensures
that mistakes are rectified early on.
Tanner concludes, "By using a combination of Ruby on Rails and Agile
processes, projects can be successfully delivered on time and within
budget. This applies whether it is a straightforward web site upgrade
or a complex end-user focussed application incorporating social
networking elements - and everything in between. The key is in setting
high expectations for success and achieving them through a repeatable,
flexible and controllable process."
The research, conducted by independent market researchers on behalf of
New Bamboo, surveyed 100 IT professionals from large organisations in
several industries, including Financial Services, Manufacturing,
Retail, Distribution and Transport. New Bamboo has several
industry-leading clients in market segments that include business
consultancy, global publishing and international not-for-profit
organisations.
Notes to editor
About New Bamboo
New Bamboo Web Development Limited is a specialist in bespoke software
development using Ruby on Rails. Its range of experience covers social
networks, complex e-commerce solutions and process management and
collaboration tools for organisations.
New Bamboo offers a highly skilled technical team that has been
programming with Ruby on Rails since its conception in 2004. The
company uses an Agile methodology which is particularly suited for
complex projects and is based around objective metrics, stakeholder
involvement, feedback, and managed processes.
New Bamboo is privately held and based on London, United Kingdom.
What is Ruby on Rails? It is an innovative framework architected for
rapid development of web applications. Ruby on Rails is the framework
and 'Ruby' is the programming language.
CONTACT: Press contact, New Bamboo
Tel: +44 (0)7908 725212
e-mail: Lena@technologypr.eu
WWW: http://www.new-bamboo.co.uk
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