Managing large technology programs in the digital era

"Our past research has found that 25 to 40 percent of programs exceed their budget or schedules by more than 50 percent. This failure rate is especially debilitating for the business because large programs are typically of critical importance—for example, for consolidating multiple financial systems to enable better operational insights or for implementing health-insurance enrollment systems."

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To successfully implement large technology systems, first accept the complexity, and then take these six actions.