IDG Contributor Network: Exploring the ‘unknown unknowns’ in IT-enabled digital transformation estimates

A poor estimate is often cited as the root cause for an IT-enabled digital transformation failure.  The estimate itself is obviously not the cause for failure.  Rather, it is the behaviors and actions that are driven by the poor estimate which ultimately deem the project a failure.  Failure to develop an accurate estimate with the appropriate contingencies can lead to:
Attempts to lower costs by assigning less capable talent than was assumed by the estimator resulting i