Is a Challenged Project One of the Final Outcomes for an IT Project?

Author

Altahtooh, Umar A. ; Emsley, Margaret W.

Author_Institution

Univ. of Manchester, Manchester, UK

fYear

2014

fDate

6-9 Jan. 2014

Firstpage

4296

Lastpage

4304

Abstract

As many IT projects continue to fail or stay in the area of challenged projects, the requirement to investigate this problem and to find solutions will continue. The current study is an exploratory examination to investigate challenged IT projects across Saudi organizations. Data were collected through a mixed method using the critical incident technique (CIT) with 15 experienced IT managers and a survey with 59 IT managers. Then, the data gathered were analyzed using an inductive thematic analysis method and SPSS. The study finds that time error can occur throughout the project execution phase. Findings suggest that challenged projects could be converted to be successful or failed projects using a model of IT Project Outcomes Testing (MITPOT). Thus, this model establishes a foundation of Project End Theory (PET).

Keywords

business data processing; information technology; organisational aspects; project management; CIT; IT managers; MITPOT; PET; SPSS; Saudi organizations; challenged IT projects; critical incident technique; exploratory examination; failed projects; inductive thematic analysis method; model of IT project outcomes testing; project end theory; project execution phase; successful projects; time error; Delays; Educational institutions; Information technology; Interviews; Project management; Schedules; Software; Challenged project; Failure; IT project; Success; Time error;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

System Sciences (HICSS), 2014 47th Hawaii International Conference on

Conference_Location

Waikoloa, HI

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/HICSS.2014.531

Filename

6759133