P3 PPM, a new PPM SaaS tackling structural deficits for mid-sized IT vendors, opens beta program

The Reality of System Development: JUAS 2026 Survey

System development projects are increasingly prone to delays as their scale grows. Many mid-sized SI and IT vendors lack the mechanisms to detect these signs during the project lifecycle, often realizing the definitive profit or loss months after completion.

According to the '2026 Corporate IT Trend Survey' by the Japan Users Association of Information Systems (JUAS), while 70.9% of system planning is done in-house, 63.4% of design, implementation, and testing tasks are outsourced. This segment serves as the main battleground for mid-sized SI/IT vendors. Even in an expanding market, the inability to foresee profitability in this area creates significant management risks.

Structural Analysis: System Development Failures

Based on the '2026 Corporate IT Trend Survey' (957 valid responses), the relationship between project scale and failure rates is clear:

- In projects exceeding '500 person-months,' budget overruns occur in 42.2% of cases, and scheduling delays occur in 47.8%.

The primary causes of failure include 'insufficient initial planning' (51.0%), 'unexpected complexity' (51.4%), and 'frequent requirement changes' (48.6%). Regarding quality, 'insufficient vendor skills' (59.9%) is identified as the biggest factor.

Pre-Project Evaluation as the Key to Success

A significant portion of cost overruns stems from inadequate pre-project assessment of resources, scope, and profitability. Mid-sized SI/IT vendors require a project pre-evaluation system that differs from enterprise-level solutions—one that is actionable at their scale. 'P3 PPM' was developed to address this challenge, and the company is now inviting organizations to participate in its beta program.