The Real Reasons Why Digital Projects Fail

Digital tools meant to improve business processes don’t always deliver value when implemented on the front lines, but efforts to identify what’s behind such failures often don’t get at the real cause. One reason is that leaders simply blame poor adoption on user resistance to change, for example. A new framework can help them take a closer look at data quality issues and system usability issues, both of which can cause problems for users.

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MIT Sloan Management Review
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2026-10-06
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https://doi.org/10.63383/topk7901
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ERP Systems Implementation and Impact
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The Real Reasons Why Digital Projects Fail

Curtis Merriweather Jr.
MIT Sloan Management Review
ERP Systems Implementation and Impact
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The Real Reasons Why Digital Projects Fail

Curtis Merriweather Jr.
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Abstract

Digital tools meant to improve business processes don’t always deliver value when implemented on the front lines, but efforts to identify what’s behind such failures often don’t get at the real cause. One reason is that leaders simply blame poor adoption on user resistance to change, for example. A new framework can help them take a closer look at data quality issues and system usability issues, both of which can cause problems for users.

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