Write a report summarizing a brief summary of what occurred and significant common factors evident in all failures that contributed to the project failures

Waste Management Inc.

In 2005, Waste Management was looking for a new revenue management system, according to a company statement. "SAP proposed its Waste and Recycling product and claimed it was a tested, working solution that had been developed with the needs of Waste Management in mind," the Waste Management statement reads in part.

SAP promised that the software could be fully implemented throughout all of Waste Management within 18 months, according to the statement.

In March 2008, Waste Management sued SAP for the US$100 million to recover the funds it had spent on the failed ERP implementation. In the lawsuit, Waste Management accused SAP of fraud and deception. SAP countered that Waste Management failed to present knowledgeable workers and accurate business models and failed to migrate data from legacy systems.