Chapter 1. Why Projects Fail

You may be reading this book for a variety of reasons, but the primary one is to ensure that your future projects are as successful as possible. Like with many things, though, you need to define what “success” really means. In this chapter, we’ll review some of the factors that can turn projects south. We’ll also introduce a workflow using Adobe software and technologies that can help address common project issues before they happen.

What Failure Looks Like

Before you can define what a successful project is, you need to understand what a “failed” project looks like. You can define failure in several ways. In fact, a failed project might have launched successfully and may have even met all of the customer’s requirements, ...

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