In some way, problems appear because of the inherent intricacy of Content Management System (CMS) initiatives and the unusual challenges they can represent. CMS implementations are often massive, potentially including hundreds of thousands or even millions of pages.

They also turn out to be very complicated, in part because they are likely to cut across intra-organizational boundaries and involve otherwise independent business-unit silos. Or, they need to tie together a multitude of different business processes.

There are a lot of factors that cause content management to run wrong – and very few factors are about the technology. In the articles that follow are some of the common reasons CMS implementations fail – and steps to take to help ensure they succeed.