Why software fails?

3 basic needs are: Food, Water and Shelter. But in today’s world the word Software also joined the list two decades ago. Software is everywhere like air. We are interacting with software in day-to-day life. Software is a piece of code that accomplishes the intended task. If it fails to perform intended task, then it’s a failure. In software development/testing term we call it as bug or defect.

IEEE listed out the software development cost but which fails later and causes huge loss to the company.

 

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Below are the causes of why software fails:

  • Improper software requirements specifications
  • Frequently changing requirements
  • Incorrect design implementation
  • Lack in security measures
  • Failed to identify defects in earlier stage
  • Poor management, communication and reporting
  • Incorrect assumptions
  • Inaccurate estimations of resources and schedule
  • Selecting inappropriate technology
  • Fail to predict risks
  • Inappropriate selection of software development models

If I missed out anything, please do add in the comments section.

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