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Go to a search engine on the internet and enter the term project failure or project disaster. Select one example and develop an analysis of the project. Was it terminated or not? If not why in your opinion, was it allowed to continue.

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The solution uses the example of the failed Air Force ERP logistics upgrade project that too 3 years to be cancelled to explain the difficulties in cutting off a failing project. 150 words.

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Reference Link: http://www.itbusinessedge.com/blogs/governance-and-risk/lessons-from-a-billion-dollar-project-failure.html

The project selected for this assignment is ERP project to upgrade Air Force's logistics project. This billion dollar ...

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