Why are there so many reengineering failures?

1.  Top Management
    Lack of Leadership
    Lack of Commitment
    Limited Involvement
    Loss of Interest
    Loss of Nerve

2.  Middle Management
    Turf Battles
    Loss of Power
    Loss of Prestige
    Loss of Job

3.  Employees
    Fear-Siege Mentality
    Refuse to participate
    Resistance to change
    Overt/Covert resistance

4.  Reengineering Team
    Lack of Vision
    Lack of Stakeholder involvement
    Limited skills
    Average Performers
    Heavy Reliance on consultants

5.  Lack of Good Change Management Techniques
6.  Confusion over Reengineering Methodology
7.  Lack of Management Process in doing reengineering

The Four Over-Riding Factors of Reengineering Success

Executive
Sponsorship   ->  Project               Resistance
                  Management        ->  to          ->  Reengineering Goals
Vision        ->  Process               Change
Strategy          and Leadership
Plans

Executive Sponsorship and Vision, Strategy, and Plans feed the Project
Management Process and Leadership, which overcomes Resistance to Change
to reach reengineering goals.  Note that it is critical that you develop
effective ways to deal with resistance to change.

Reengineering for Competitive Advantage Through Teamocracy and
Project Management, Management Technologies Group, Inc. 1996