The trend is actually for better results in the “challenged” projects: “When we look at challenged projects, we’re seeing fewer overruns, and the waste to value ratio didn’t look too bad even given all the cancellations”. Cost and time overruns are actually less than in previous surveys.
The full article is here: http://www.cio.com.au/index.php?q=article/309383/recession_causes_rising_it_project_failure_rates&fp=&fpid=
Posted by Shane Hastie