Absolutely. Projects fail all the time, outsourcing makes projects harder by requiring people to pick up a phone, so you would expect outsourced projects to fail at a spectacular rate.
From his list...
Buyer’s unclear expectations up front - This happens on every single project due to a lack of crystal balls.
Poor governance - I was talking to a guy from a Big 3 US car maker today who was griping about this very topic related to their US ops.
Poor communication - This is in every project failure report I read, US/UK or anywhere in the world.
Poor cultural fit - Have seen this on contracts between large and small companies, although it's usually not that much of a big deal.
Interests become misaligned over time - Apple/Google is a good example of this. Google/Mozilla will be soon. Plenty of All-American examples here.
Not mutually beneficial - Don't think this is just an outsourcing complaint either.
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Absolutely. Projects fail all the time, outsourcing makes projects harder by requiring people to pick up a phone, so you would expect outsourced projects to fail at a spectacular rate.
From his list...
Buyer’s unclear expectations up front - This happens on every single project due to a lack of crystal balls.
Poor governance - I was talking to a guy from a Big 3 US car maker today who was griping about this very topic related to their US ops.
Poor communication - This is in every project failure report I read, US/UK or anywhere in the world.
Poor cultural fit - Have seen this on contracts between large and small companies, although it's usually not that much of a big deal.
Interests become misaligned over time - Apple/Google is a good example of this. Google/Mozilla will be soon. Plenty of All-American examples here.
Not mutually beneficial - Don't think this is just an outsourcing complaint either.