The relative influence of IS project implementation policies and project leadership on eventual outcomes

Article Strategy, Leadership, Information Technology September 2001

Project Management Journal

Jiang, James J. | Klein, Gary | Chen, Houn-Gee

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Jiang, J. J., Klein, G., & Chen, H.-G. (2001). The relative influence of IS project implementation policies and project leadership on eventual outcomes. Project Management Journal, 32(3), 49–55.
Project leadership and a favorable development environment both are important to the successful delivery of an information system (IS). One issue that confronts organizations is where the responsibility for creating a positive environment lies. Should the project manager be responsible for building the climate to suit the needs of the project team, or should the organization provide the climate? Data from a survey of Project Management Institute members involved with IS projects indicates that the project manager's performance is a better predictor of project outcome, but preproject partnering and software implementation policies directly relate to the project manager's performance.
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