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The 10 mistakes that put projects at risk of failure include:

* Never committing to project success.
* Freezing the schedule and budget before a project is sufficiently understood.
* Overscoping a solution.
* Circumventing the application development organization altogether.
* Underestimating the complexity of a problem.
* Being stingy with subject-matter experts, in which their participation is not sufficient.
* Choosing the wrong project leadership.
* Distrusting managers who have had tasks delegated to them.
* Jumping into development without enough research.
* Suppressing bad news, in which dialogue is insufficient.

Courtesy : InfoWorld TechWatch