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Early risk assessment in IT projects
There is an abundance of research advice and practitioner guidance on how to manage risk in information technology (IT) projects. It seems that everyone knows what they should do with respect to…
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Structured equation modeling for determing ICT project success factors
Projects, irrespective of type and industry, are initiated to provide value to the organization. This is also the case of information, communication and technology (ICT) projects which have become…
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Improving the competence of project managers
Information technology (IT) projects are still failing at an alarming rate and IT project management maturity levels are not increasing. The implication is that IT project managers are managing…
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Combatting IT failure rates through IT program executive sponsorship
Program management is widely perceived as a powerful agent of achieving organizational strategic change and enabling operational, service, and process transformation, as well as new product…
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Overcoming the computer-mediated communication (CMC) "hump" in project management teams
To implement computer-mediated communication (CMC) tools and overcome issues of virtual teaming, project managers and their organizations need to employ tactics, rules, and methods that require a…
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How effective are project management methodologies (PMMs)?
This paper investigates the benefits and supports provided by Project Management Methodologies (PMMs) to project managers for the management and delivery of Information Technology/Information System…
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Defining a conceptual categorization model for agile software development projects
Agile project management has received a lot of attention recently, although much more among practitioners than among researchers. Compared with a traditional approach, it can offer benefits to some…
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The role of leadership in complex projects
The socio-technical nature of projects has driven the shift in focus of these projects from product delivery to facilitating organizational change. Projects operate in an unstructured environment…
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Assessing the relationships among information technology project complexity, complication, and success
The Standish Group's (2009) Chaos Summary reported that 32% of information technology (IT) projects undertaken in the United States in 2008 were successful, whereas 68% were late, over budget, or…
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The time dependence of CPI and SPI for software projects
This paper proposes a formal method for including time dependence in Earned Value Management (EVM). The model requires three parameters: the reject rate for completion of activities, the cost…
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