Absolutely. Projects fail all the time, outsourcing makes projects harder by requiring people to pick up a phone, so you would expect outsourced projects to fail at a spectacular rate.<p>From his list...<p><i>Buyer’s unclear expectations up front</i> - This happens on every single project due to a lack of crystal balls.<p><i>Poor governance</i> - I was talking to a guy from a Big 3 US car maker today who was griping about this very topic related to their US ops.<p><i>Poor communication</i> - This is in every project failure report I read, US/UK or anywhere in the world.<p><i>Poor cultural fit</i> - Have seen this on contracts between large and small companies, although it's usually not that much of a big deal.<p><i>Interests become misaligned over time</i> - Apple/Google is a good example of this. Google/Mozilla will be soon. Plenty of All-American examples here.<p><i>Not mutually beneficial</i> - Don't think this is just an outsourcing complaint either.