Spreading the Blame for IT Project Failures

Updated 12:04 p.m., Aug. 11, 2008. Link to report fixed.

A report released this week by Forrester Research Inc. spreads the blame for information technology project failures. It's the bosses' fault, too.

Forrester analyst Lewis Cardin says there is plenty of blame to go around for IT project failures -- not just for the project manager. "Worse still, the conclusion of failure is often incorrect," he writes. Cardin debunks four myths of project failures: