| Share of respondents | |
|---|---|
| Changing or poorly documented requirements | 48% |
| Underfunding or under-resourcing | 40% |
| Poor team or organizational management | 37% |
| Insufficient time allocated to testing | 32% |
| Developer churn and loss of key talent/employee | 23% |
| Missed delivery timeline expectations | 22% |
| Time constraints and pre-mature software release | 21% |
| Immature dev tools and application platforms | 17% |
The statistic displays the top reasons behind the failure of software projects, according to developers, worldwide, as of April 2015. When surveyed, 48 percent of developers pointed at changing or poorly documented requirements as one of the leading reasons for software project failure.
