There are many reasons why IT project implementations can go wrong: Lack of planning and management participation, underestimating resources, failing to manage user expectations, too much ...

While every IT project has the potential to go sideways, with advance planning, mutual trust, and consistent, candid communication it can be smooth sailing. IT project implementations don't always go ...

Editorial Note: We earn a commission from partner links on Forbes Advisor. Commissions do not affect our editors' opinions or evaluations. Enterprise resource planning (ERP) implementation can be a ...

Carrying out a large-scale IT project carries significant risks but also great rewards such as a more efficient organization. Since risk is an inherent part of such "monolithic" undertaking, experts ...

Update: SAP contacted me to point out that other vendors involved in the project were involved in the usability aspects and hence this can't be cast as a "SAP failure" story. That is a valid point and ...

Interoperability in health IT is tricky, to say the least. It requires complex technologies, robust standards and solid strategies. The government and the industry are working on interoperability ...

Every year, the Improbable Research organization hands out Ig Nobel prizes to research projects that “first make people laugh, and then make them think.” For example, this year’s Ig Nobel winners, ...

Leadership is an important element in successfully steering a hospital through any health information technology implementation effort. Strong leadership will help hospital staff adjust to barriers ...