The Office of Government Commerce of UK has recently published a report based on the experiences of the Government in failed projects. The report is summarized under the following headlines:

•Lack of clear links between the project and the organization's key strategic priorities, including agreed measures of success.
•Lack of clear senior management, government ownership and leadership.
•Lack of effective engagement with stakeholders.
•Lack of skills and proven approach to project management and risk management.
•Too little attention to breaking development and implementation into manageable steps.
•Evaluation of proposals driven by initial price rather than long-term value for money.
•Lack of understanding of, and contact with the supply industry at senior levels in the organization.
•Lack of effective project team integration between clients, the supplier team and the supply chain.

To learn more about the report.