Report: Quarter of Online Projects Exceed Budget

LONDON — According to a recent survey by Ruby on Rails software development company New Bamboo, constantly shifting project requirements and involving too many people in the decision making process are putting many projects over budget and behind schedule.

Ruby on Rails is a framework for rapid web development using the Ruby programming language.

The survey of 100 IT managers and directors revealed that 25 percent of web projects cost more than their allocated budgets, while 31 percent do not make their deadlines.

61 percent of the survey's respondents were currently involved in producing or upgrading a basic website, with the balance working on either a unique solution for their business or enhanced e-commence functionality for an existing website.

According to these respondents, the primary influences on project development include changes in a project's scope or parameters once it's underway; catering to the input of too many stakeholders and their personal and/or departmental agendas; and a lack of time and resources to accomplish the tasks successfully.

The result of this is that 21 percent of web projects reportedly fail to meet stakeholder's expectations; with failure rates rising for companies attempting complex applications for e-commerce and social networking websites.

While the report didn't address the particular needs of adult entertainment websites, the complexity of some of these properties can indeed pose similar challenges.

Co-founder of New Bamboo, Damien Tanner, believes that it is critical to get the basics right if any project is to succeed.

"If companies are willing to accept failings in the development process for smaller projects, there is a real chance they may not revise their processes before tackling more ambitious projects," Tanner said. "The end goal is to deliver business value — yet rigid requirements make it difficult to react to the changes that inevitably occur as knowledge and environments evolve."

It is project changes that seem to cause the most headaches, according to Tanner.

"Requirements that have been omitted are generally picked up late in the process," Tanner said. "By which time they are awkward and costly to implement."

New Bamboo feels that projects can be successfully delivered on time and within budget by using a combination of Ruby on Rails and agile processes.

"This applies whether it is a straightforward website upgrade or a complex end-user focused application incorporating social networking elements — and everything in between," Tanner said. "The key is in setting high expectations for success and achieving them through a repeatable, flexible and controllable process."

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