UK IT projects running late

Only eleven per cent of UK IT projects are delivered on time

Changing business priorities cause IT project delivery delays

Only one in ten UK IT projects are delivered on time, according to research group the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU).

The findings are particularly alarming because speed is an increasingly important factor in business profitability, says EIU research director Denis McCauley.

‘Firms that succeed in IT project and service delivery have a big advantage, while those that do not may suffer at the hands of the competition,’ he said.

The EIU report, sponsored by HP, is based on a survey of 1,125 IT professionals worldwide.

The main reasons for project delays are changing business priorities and poor co-ordination between IT and business managers.