However, if the steps are not followed, you will face many problems. This would include spending excessive and uncontrolled time and money on project planning. During planning, if control of deadlines or budgets is not followed, it can hinder the completion of the project. According to the Gartner study, many projects fail due to too much spending on consultation and consensus building. Additionally, the failure of the connection between the IT strategy and the business model. According to the Chartered Institute of IT Project Failure Study, Dr Wood-Harper and Dr McManus (5) suggest that business strategies have often been taken over by IT projects and that the benefits to the business new IT technologies are not always clearly defined. are