Exploratory case study. BibTeX; EndNote; MS Word; Exploratory case study research: Outsourced project failure. and the L3S Research Center. Advances in Engineering Advances in Engineering features breaking research judged by AE’s advisory team to be of key importance in the Engineering field. 1. Introduction. Because we are interested in factors that cause the failure of strategic outsourced software development projects we use a case study approach to. Context: IT plays an increasingly strategic role in the business performance of organizations, however, the development of strategic IT systems involves a high degree. Verner, June M. and Abdullah, Lili Marziana (2012) Exploratory case study research: outsourced project failure. Information and Software Technology, 54 (8). pp. 866-886. Exploratory case study research: Outsourced project failure by: J.M. Verner and L.M. Abdullah, novw 2011 Publication » Exploratory case study research: Outsourced project failure. Exploratory case study research: Outsourced project failure J.M. Vernera,⇑, L.M. Abdullahb a EPSAM, Keele University, Staffordshire ST5 5BG, United Kingdom Publication » What factors lead to software project failure and whose fault was it ?. Article: Exploratory case study research: Outsourced project failure. A chronology of an outsourced project failure. Verner, J.M., Abdullah, L.M.: Exploratory case study research: Outsourced project failure.