Project management failure case study: Duke Nukem Forever

Wired Magazine has put together a comprehensive look into what went wrong with Duke Nukem Forever’s development, detailing how what should have been a home run became one of the most infamous cases of vaporware ever through a series of mismanagement steps and missed deadlines.

The primary culprits?

• A generous budget
• An unclear destination
• Endless pursuit of the latest bright shiny objects
• An understaffed team

Have you seen these factors de-rail any IT projects? I’d love to hear in the comments, or privately at Michael@ITKnowledgeExchange.com. Hopefully the Duke’s sad demise can save others the same fate.