A software project requires a complex set of actions and people interactions with diverse skills and knowledge. As also described by other posts, we often get this wrong from the very beginning i.e. the requirements phase and continue through a comedy of errors until the final disaster. It's quite disheartening really but it surely can get better.
Question
Do you think the inclusion of a sound culture and adoption of tried and tested methodologies and standards can improve this process? Or is this too idealistic or simplistic? Why/why not?