Is a Challenged Project One of the Final Outcomes for an IT Project?

As many IT projects continue to fail or stay in the area of challenged projects, the requirement to investigate this problem and to find solutions will continue. The current study is an exploratory examination to investigate challenged IT projects across Saudi organizations. Data were collected through a mixed method using the critical incident technique (CIT) with 15 experienced IT managers and a survey with 59 IT managers. Then, the data gathered were analyzed using an inductive thematic analysis method and SPSS. The study finds that time error can occur throughout the project execution phase. Findings suggest that challenged projects could be converted to be successful or failed projects using a model of IT Project Outcomes Testing (MITPOT). Thus, this model establishes a foundation of Project End Theory (PET).