Evidence suggests that 65% to 75% of IT and digital projects fail. The true cost of project failure isn’t just financial investment — it costs time invested by staff, as well as impact on service delivery and your brand’s reputation.

Do you need help navigating these challenges?

Scottish Enterprise is offering practical and interactive half-day workshops that will help you to identify causes of project failure, avoid common mistakes and maximise your success. These are delivered by Augmentum 360 and Scottish Enterprise’s Digital Team.

You’ll benefit from highly experienced professionals sharing their expertise on:

• IT project and implementation
• How technology can boost efficiency, profitability, market competitiveness and resilience
• Best-practice tools and techniques
• Real-life examples and resolving key challenges
• Identifying and engaging suppliers
• Support for Scottish businesses adopting digital technology

Who is this for?

If you’re a business leader within an ambitious Scottish company, who has responsibility for IT & Digital investment decisions and/or implementation.

Workshops are being delivered during February and March 2023 in Dundee, Edinburgh and Glasgow.

Workshop details

Preventing IT Project Failure: IT & Change Management for SME’s — why do IT projects fail, common pitfalls and how to avoid them

In this workshop, you’ll get a chance to learn about:

• True cost of project failure – money, time, quality, reputation
• How to scope and plan
• Assessing options — ROI, solution suitability
• Identifying and managing risks
• How to effectively implement and roll out How to initiate organisation change and take people with you
• How to Choose a System and Supplier: CRM, ERP, Ecommerce, other systems — how to avoid costly mistakes and ensure solution and supplier are fit for purpose
• Risks of leading with solution ahead of identifying business need
• Scope business requirements
• Understand and define the problem that needs solved or the opportunity you want to grasp
• Are current business processes optimised ahead of considering an IT solution
• Define the system requirements
• How to prepare a project specification and identify potential suppliers
• How to prepare an invite to quote
• How to appoint the right supplier and solution
• How to effectively manage your project – identify potential risks and how to mitigate
• Legal and contractual