A few people have mentioned the McKinsey survey report on Building the Web 2.0 Enterprise: McKinsey Global Survey Results. The report provides some potential insights into where the business world is going with Web 2.0.
The thing I found most interesting was the list of barriers to implementation (Exhibit 5: Barriers by level of satisfaction). If you take away the term "web 2.0" how many other projects could you place there?
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My company doesn't understand the potential financial return from the use of ____.
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My company's culture doesn't encourage the use of ____.
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My company doesn't provide sufficient incentives to adopt or experiment with ____.
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My company doesn't have the skills to implement ____.
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My company's organizational structure is too hierarchical.
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My company's leadership team doesn't encourage the use of ____.
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The legal/HR risks associated with the use of ____ are perceived to be greater than the benefits.
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My company's IT department does not deploy technologies like ____.
The only one that is particularly surprising to me is the first. I usually hear that it is difficult to assess the financial impact of projects of this sort. If you have a believable financial impact assessment, then it is much easier to say yes (or no) to a project.