Top 10 Project Pitfalls You Can Avoid

[via Baseline]

A very nice list of project pitfalls has been compiled and published by the Baseline magazine. Every single point is underlined by real case (see links in parenthesis).

1. A project's scope is too monolithic and gargantuan
   (McDonald's: McBusted)
   
   
2. Processes and technology aren't synched up
   (How BearingPoint Lost Its Way)
   
   
3. Poor data quality leads to increased costs
   (ChoicePoint: Blur)
   
   
4. A project is slowed down because it requires
   approval across multiple divisions
   (Nestlé Pieces Together Its Global Supply Chain)
   
   
5. Managers don't take advantage of information
   systems to make quick business decisions
   (Mattel: How Barbie Lost Her Groove)
   
   
6. Poor design results in data-entry errors
   (Cincinnati Children's Hospital: shots in the Dark)
   
   
7. Aging, disparate systems can become impossible
   to keep fully integrated
   (The Armys Pay Misstep)
   
   
8. A system is rushed into production too quickly,
   resulting in duplication of effort and bugs
   (FBI: cold Case Files)
   
   
9. Access rights to existing systems are undocumented
   (NASA Struggles to Fix Network Security Holes)
   
   
10. A system's interface is hard to use
    (Bank of America Seeks Anti-Fraud Anodyne)
    

Find the full article including the links to the exmples here.