Ok, I get what you're saying.

How would you put this into a survey? Would you say, "In your opinion, what phase of the the lifecycle most hinders project completion and why?"

I'd ultimatly like to be able to quantify this.

Thanks




>I think it's pretty easy... using Waterfall management methodologies. There's too much up front planning and not enough actual development. By the time coding actually starts, the business needs have changed.
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>>I'm doing research for a Software Project Lifecycle paper. I first want to collect data on what people think about the lifecycle. If you were going to put out a simple survey intended to examine the causes of software project failure, what questions would you ask?
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>>Thanks