插图许多软件项目都失败了。
Sometimes, software development projects fail.
有时候，软件开发项目会失败。
As for risk, think for a minute about why projects fail.
至于风险，请考虑一会儿项目为什么会失败。
Few projects fail in an absolute sense — they simply fail to meet individual expectations.
很少项目是完全意义上的失败——它们只是没有达到个别的期望。
为什么这个项目会失败呢？
All too many projects fail because they begin without a clear idea of where they're going.
有太多项目失败就是因为它们没有明确的目标就开始了。
According to objective analysis, 48% of projects fail because of bad planning and estimating.
根据客观的分析，48%的失败项目都是因为计划和评估不当造成的。
So many projects fail that, I believe, most managers would gladly pay for an average application.
有了这么多失败的项目作为前车之鉴，我相信，还不错的应用就足以令大多数管理层甘心掏腰包了。
Many projects fail because of scope creep, and the project manager needs to be diligent in guarding against it.
许多项目失败的原因正是因为需求渐变，而项目经理需要勤快些，对此加以防范。
A huge percent of projects fail every year, far more than 50% if I'm not wrong, and that is caused by poor management.
每年都有大量的项目失败，如果我没弄错的话，比例超过50%，这是管理不善的结果。
SOA projects fail when organizations try to bite off too much to start, and when they don't have an architectural vision.
当组织试图一口吃成个大胖子而其自身又没有一个全局架构的视野的话，SOA项目就容易失败。
Indeed, poorly defined or inadequately communicated requirements are among the most common reasons why GDD projects fail.
确实，不良的定义和不充分的需求沟通是导致GDD项目失败的最常见原因之一。
Studies show that five out of six projects fail: delivered far over the expected budget, significantly late, or are canceled.
研究表明每六个项目中就有五个会不成功：交付远远超过预期预算、严重滞后或被取消。
I believe that too many DW projects fail because of the false confidence provided by detailed models created early in the project.
我相信太多的DW项目失败，是因为在项目早期所生成的详细模型所提供的错误自信。
And when those SOA projects fail to deliver as promised, do they blame their own efforts, the products they used, or their methods?
当那些SOA项目没有按期交付，他们会谴责自己的努力、他们所用的产品、或他们的方法吗？
And when those SOA projects fail to deliver as promised, do they blame their own efforts, the products they used, or their methods?
当那些SOA项目没有按期交付，他们会谴责自己的努力、他们所用的产品、或他们的方法吗？
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