Struggling Software Implementation Project: You are part of a software implementation project, and the project team has uncovered a series of issues & risks which are impacting the project's success. The following is a laundry list of initial findings: Categorize the list whether it is an issue or risk.

The project team is stretched too thin

The software vendor is not meeting deadlines, and the quality of their work is not consistent

The team does not have a clear idea of what needs to get done each week to make the upcoming "go live" date

The stability of the system is not great, it keeps crashing when too many users are logged in at the same time

The scope of the project keeps changing, the team is confused

The new system has a lot of new functionality and existing business processes will be impacted

One of the key project team members is going on a 6-week vacation next month, at a critical time

The new system does not satisfy a core business requirement; a decision is needed on whether to add a customization

The project is already over budget and there are still 8 weeks to go before the expected "go live" date

It's unclear who is on point to make decisions about the project, and the team continues to re-hash decisions that were made in the past

No time has been spent thinking about training for the people who will be using the new system

The team is in need of a business analyst to capture requirements and facilitate the upcoming testing phase

No communications have gone out to the client organization to raise awareness about the new system which is being implemented. Rumors are swirling and skepticism is at an all-time high.

A new server will be needed to run a test environment. This will cost approximately $65k