3 facts every good manager should know about custom development

Less than 10% of software today is custom contracted.

This is according to the widely respected Forrester Research studies. These studies also show this number is dropping year after year, as good managers become aware of the high cost of custom developed systems.

This may be because almost 80 % of custom development projects fail.

This according to multiple studies over several years by the Standish Group.  Even projects that are completed have an average of 42 % fewer features and capabilities than originally projected.

This may also be because software technology is changing 10 fold every 18 months according to Microsoft.

Clearly, the few managers committing their organizations to custom development projects can expect years of expensive development to maintain and update the software, or watch their investment disappear into obsolescence.

If you are a manager interested in learning from the mistakes of others, you should click on the following link to read more - To Buy or To Build:  Costs, Benefits, and Risks.