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"Why do more than half of all Australian projects run over time and over budget?” - Wednesday 23rd April 2008

A Round Table Discussion - JOIN US for an interesting discussion on this perennial issue facing all of us..

The inaugural Planit Testing Index, commissioned by independent, Australian software testing organisation, Planit, surveyed 131 large organisations in Australia (mostly corporations in the finance, insurance and telecommunications sectors, plus government organisations). Analysis was conducted on both the total number of projects commenced by respondents, as well as their most important project over the past two years.

“On average, companies start 38 projects annually, less than half of which (42 per cent) are completed on time and on budget, while six per cent are cancelled altogether,” says Chris Carter, PlanIT’s managing director. “At an average cost of $199,033 per week, projects not completed within the set timeframes are causing companies major budget blowouts.”

According to the Planit Testing Index, successful projects depend largely on management buy-in, quality staff and well-defined requirements. Of those projects completed on time and on budget, 78 per cent of respondents reported good or very good levels of management buy-in, 65 per cent rated the quality of staff.

Chris Carter

Chris is Planit’s managing director, and also the president of the Australian/New Zealand Testing Board (ANZTB) and secretary of the International Software Testing Qualifications Board (ISTQB).

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Due to security requirements at PwC, please could you RSVP to:

by close of business Monday 21st of April.

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Meeting particulars

Date

Wednesday 23rd April 2008

Time

Networking 5:30- 6:00pm
Presentation 6:00- 7:15pm

Place

Level 10, PriceWaterhouseCoopers Building,
201 Sussex St, Sydney
(corners of Sussex and Druitt).

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