What causes the differences between the plan and reality

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Learning Activity 1: Discussion forum post - Case study

Please read the Case Study Petrie Electronics (pp. 392 - 393) Chapter 10 Systems Implementation and Operation in Valacich, J., George, J., & Hoffer, J. (2015). Essentials of Systems Analysis and Design, Global Edition (6th ed.). Essex, England: Pearson Education Limited.

Question 1: Why don't information systems projects work out as planned? What causes the differences between the plan and reality?

Question 2: Why is it important to document change requests? What happens if a development team doesn't?

Question 3: Information systems development projects are said to fail if they are late, go over budget, or do not contain all of the functionality they were designed to have. Is the customer loyalty program a failure? Justify your answer. If not, how can failure be prevented? Is it important to avert failure? Why or why not?

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