The Innovative Potential and Problems of the Modern IT Projects

Study of the latest research reports shows dispute on the innovative potential in the IT industry. Although spending Polish companies on IT are growing steadily, in parallel there is a large proportion of dissatisfied customers and failed projects. At the same time, IT has grown enough in structure and operation of companies that innovation should not be discussed without IT. These issues have led the author to undertake research into their causes. The results obtained allowed to establish the modern requirements and expectations of the IT industry and indication of current, critical success factors of IT projects. On the basis, the directions of changes to boost the degree of success of IT projects are indicated in the article, thus giving a chance to restore the role of the IT industry as a leader of innovation for companies