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"Project Management and SDLC" Please respond to the following:
§ Read the article titled “IT Project Failure Rates: Facts and Reasons”, located in the online
course shell. to view the article. Next, propose three (3) critical areas or phases that the IT
project manager must pay attention to in order to have a successful project completion.
Support your response.
§ Per the textbook, the System Development Life Cycle (SDLC) is a development methodology
that organizations use for large IT projects. Review Figure 13.11 “An eight-stage system
development life cycle (SDLC)”, located on page 409 of the textbook and select one (1) stage
which you feel is most important for the success of the project. Provide a rationale for your
response.