"Don't Trust Statistics You Didn't Falsify Yourself"
15 percent of all information technology projects get canceled outright, costing the sector $38 billion each year
Those projects probably would have costed much more if they hadn't been canceled. Of course you could argue that they shouldn't have been started at all, but taking no risk at all probably isn't that profitable either.
Those products that are finally released contain just 52 percent of the features customers asked for.
That *might* mean they found out they didn't need the other 48% at all...
Throughout the industry, projects are chronically late - only 18 percent hit deadline
Interestingly, innovative building projects seem to be chronically late, too...
The soul is dyed the color of its thoughts. Think only on those things that are in line with your principles and can bear the light of day. The content of your character is your choice. Day by day, what you do is who you become. Your integrity is your destiny - it is the light that guides your way. - Heraclitus