50 Top IT Project Management Challenges

Premanand Doraiswamy has over 14 years' experience working in IT project management with Fortune 500 companies in various industries and is the author of IT Project Management - 30 Steps to Success, also published by IT Governance. Premi Shiv is a quality assurance specialist with 7 years' experience in IT processes and management solutions. With an optimistic approach and organisational skills, she has carved a niche in quality assurance.

Challenge 1: Unclear Requirements Challenge 2: Missed Requirement Challenge 3: Delay in Document Approvals Challenge 4: Scope Creep Challenge 5: Unclear Risks and Issues Challenge 6: Project Infrastucture Issues Challenge 7: Service Introduction Challenges Challenge 8: Undefined Project Dependencies Challenge 9: Project Methodology Challenge 10: Handle Escalation Challenge 11: Time-Driven Projects Challenge 12: Undefined Roles and Responsibilities Challenge 13: Post-Live Support Uncovered Challenge 14: Project Infrastructure Delivery Delayed Challenge 15: Unclear Quality Criteria Challenge 16: Unstructured Project Costing Challenge 17: Resource Utilisation Challenge 18: Revision of Estimates and Timescales Challenge 19: Vendor Quality Issues Challenge 20: Wrong Assumptions Challenge 21: Unclear Business Rollout Approach Challenge 22: Project Cancellation Challenge 23: Project Operational Issues Challenge 24: Undefined Project Critical Path Challenge 25: Time and Cost Issues Challenge 26: Overestimation of Projects Challenge 27: Unmanageable Plan Challenge 28: Overspent Projects Challenge 29: Vendor Payment Milestone Issues Challenge 30: Poor Source Code Quality Challenge 31: Process Interference Challenge 32: Project Colour Coding Challenge 33: Project Go-Live Failures Challenge 34: Project Prototype Failure Challenge 35: Critical Team Member Absence Challenge 36: Insufficient Schedule Information Challenge 37: Insufficient Domain Knowledge Challenge 38: Insufficient Technical Knowledge Challenge 39: Delay in Starting Project Challenge 40: Missing Teamwork Challenge 41: Performance Appraisal Conflicts Challenge 42: Project Synergy Missing Challenge 43: Stakeholder's Micromanagement Challenge 44: Project Status Report Issues Challenge 45: Vendor Contract Confusion Challenge 46: War with PMO Challenge 47: Ambiguous Statement of Work Challenge 48: Ambiguous Non-Functional Requirements Challenge 49: Too Many Meetings Challenge 50: Troubled Project Rescue ITG Resources