Implementation Aspects of Software Development Projects

The software industry has been plagued by the staggering failure rate of projects, which have resulted in the loss of billions of dollars. The industry has realized that the solution lies in fixing the software process. Hence the processes have been built for development of the systems. The implementation process has still not gained that much importance. Hence problems are faced in moving the systems to production. This paper talks of the implementation/operational aspects. The failure of projects is now being owed to customer not having the correct vision & strategy for the developed software product. The customer blames it to the IT company for developing the 'not so good' product. The fix lies in the IT companies to handhold with the customers on this aspect, guide them throughout on the process of implementation, extend its support for implementation of the product with getting the right involvement and support from the customer during implementation. The implementation of the developed software product is a collaborative effort between the customer and the developer