Now if the requirement is not provided in
the system, the user is not willing to accept the project, and if the requirement is fulfilled
the project is delayed. This is a complex situation where we need to leave one flaw to avoid
consequential cascading effects on the project. The factors involved in creating imperfection
lead toward increasing the complexity of an ISDP and subsequently decrease its probability
of success.
Complexity.and.Failure.Relationship.
Although flaws are in every system, they are not the cause of every failure; however, flaws
lead a system towards failure. The relationship between flaws and complexity has been
discussed in the previous section, and we saw that complexity also leads an information
system towards failure. The complexity which is caused by the flaws is one of the major
risk factors involved in the failure of information system development projects. Presence of
complexity is considered one of the biggest risk factors involved in project failure (Barki,
Rivard, & Talbot, 1993). Level of complexity and time duration of project are directly
related to failure. As the complexity of the project increases, the time duration needed to
solve the problems also increases, and on the other hand the sense of urgency also creeps
up and wrong decisions are made.
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