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DECEMBER 14, 2017

If you ask me, it comes down to the Death Star projects. I had friends on those Death Stars — I only barely got off the first one alive myself — and I’ve put a lot of thought into this. These are the 10 key mistakes that led to the failure of the Death Stars, and ultimately, the collapse of the Empire.

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Wrike

NOVEMBER 17, 2014

The Death Star projects failed spectacularly. Check out our new Star Wars-inspired infographic and avoid further destruction by sharing it with all your padawans. Check out lessons learned from other big project failures or read all the details about the Death Star failures to avoid making the same mistakes!

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Wrike

DECEMBER 4, 2014

You just became a project manager, or you’ve been in the field for a while but you’re ready to learn more. These great project management infographics from sources all over the net provide interesting education for PMs and PM-wannabes. Check out all these infographics and learn something new. Everything you need to know about PMOs.

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OCTOBER 30, 2014

One failed project we recently took an interest in is Denver International Airport’s luggage handling system. The Failed Project of Denver International Airport. And after valiantly attempting to use the system for 10 years, the only airline that actually adopted the system finally bowed out due to high maintenance costs.

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SEPTEMBER 19, 2019

If you haven’t figured out, this “project” is the Death Star and students at Lehigh University estimated it’d cost $852,000,000,000,000,000 to build …and that’s just the cost of steel production. 17% of IT projects fail so badly they can threaten the existence of a company ( Calleam ). Picture the scene. Literally. .

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JUNE 6, 2016

Related Reads: “Failing Forward”: How to Turn Mistakes Into Success. 10 Reasons the Death Star Failed (Infographic). The post When Failure is the Key to Success: Lessons from Famous Flops (Infographic) appeared first on Blog Wrike. College dropouts, fired employees, bankrupt businesses.

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