IDG Contributor Network: Software wildcatting: 4 ways organizations launch wrong projects

Oil optimists significantly depended on luck when they drilled in an area not already known to have oil — an approach called wildcatting. Nine times out of 10, they drilled a well that was a dry hole. While the oil drilling process has advanced since then, software practice has not — when it comes to selecting software that has strategic potential.Most organizations today believe technology can help execute strategy. Unfortunately, they often end up selecting software that can't acco