IT Projects: The Black Swan

IT Projects: The Black Swan How much time and money will your company spend before you decide its time to make a change? The Graceless Fall When IT Projects go rogue, it can be extremely crippling. 17% of IT projects go so badly that they threaten the very existance of the company 200% BUDGET 1 in 6 IT projects is a Black Swan 70% SREWLE OVER SCHEDULE A $15 Million IT Project budget could easily balloon into $45 Million The Prevention Plan Benchmark Reduce Reduce Size Find Master Complexity Builder Limit project length to under 30 months Essential to Proven track record required when overseeing projects Break projects into small pieces. understand potential cost overrun Don't reinvent the wheel THE STRESS TEST WILL YOU SURVIVE? ASK YOURSELF THIS.. PRIMARY IT PROJECTS seconDARY IT PROJECTS Can you Can you afford for only 25-50% of proposed benefits to be realized? Can you afford 15% of these smaller projects to exceed cost estimates by 200%? afford to go 400% over budget? Don'T THINK IT COULD HAPPEN TO YOU? Time and planning are key to sticking to the budget. There is NO WAY you can deliver successful IT initiatives if you're constantly working to keep the lights on! Leave your core infrastructure to the experts and focus on delivering more business value from your IT initiatives. CALL US! VOICE & DATA 800.249.7999 NETWORKS, inc WWw.VOICEDATA.COM @VOICEDATAMN