Why most software projects fail

And how we prevent it

Yet another missed deadline

Let’s not sugar-coat it — most software projects don’t deliver what was promised.

According to Standish Group’s Chaos Report, only around 30% of software projects succeed in delivering on time, on budget, and with the expected features. The rest? Bloated. Broken. Abandoned. Or rewritten from scratch 12 months later.

At Released Group, we’ve seen the wreckage — and we’ve built our entire methodology around making sure it doesn’t happen to you.

Why Do So Many Projects Go Off the Rails?

1. Unclear Objectives

Most projects start with good intentions but vague goals. “We want a CRM” quickly turns into a Frankenstein of features with no guiding business value.

Our Fix: We start every engagement with a business value workshop to map features directly to outcomes — what you actually want to improve, automate, or scale.

2. Scope Creep and Constant Rework

You’ve probably seen it before. Stakeholders keep adding features. Developers keep reworking code. Timelines stretch. Costs explode.

Our Fix: We work in tight weekly sprints, with clearly agreed deliverables and outcomes. You see progress every Friday — and nothing gets built unless it’s agreed to, demoed, and approved.

3. Poor Handover Between Strategy and Delivery

You get a slick strategy deck from one team, then a junior dev team with no context tries to build it. The gap in translation kills projects.

Our Fix: We own the entire process — from scoping and architecture through to delivery, QA, and deployment. One team. One accountable partner.

4. Software Projects have lack of Stakeholder Buy-In

If your team isn’t part of the journey, they’ll resist it. Tech gets built in isolation and ends up shelved.

Our Fix: We include your people in the loop, from product owners to frontline users. We run demos, feedback loops, and user testing that ensures what we’re building gets adopted — not ignored.

Our Process: Built for Predictable Outcomes

We call it the Released Methodology — a structured, repeatable 10-week approach to turning business ideas into working software.

• Week 0: Document everything. Strategy. Features. Risks. Outcomes.

• Weeks 1–2: Build a clickable prototype. Validate the flow.

• Weeks 3–9: Full-stack development with agile sprints and Friday demos.

• Week 10: Final QA, deployment, and training.

You don’t need to manage it — we do that. You just need to give us the business problem, and we’ll build you the software to solve it.

Real Results, Not Excuses

Whether it’s an internal workflow tool, a public-facing SaaS product, or an AI-powered automation platform — we’ve delivered solutions that:

✅ Launch on time

✅ Stay in budget

✅ Actually get used

✅ Deliver measurable ROI

If you're ready to build without the drama, risk, and blowouts — let’s talk.

👉 Ready to kick off a project? Book a free strategy call here