Project Failures: Continuing Challenges for Sustainable Information Systems

2006 ◽  
pp. 1-8 ◽  
Author(s):  
P. Loucopoulos ◽  
K. Lyytinen ◽  
K. Liu ◽  
T. Gilb ◽  
L. A. Maciaszek
Keyword(s):  
Information Systems ◽  
Project Failures

Making Sense of IS Project Stories

2018 ◽  
pp. 5660-5668
Author(s):  
Darren Dalcher
Keyword(s):  
Information Systems ◽  
Case Studies ◽  
Case Histories ◽  
Keen Interest ◽  
Future Developments ◽  
Making Sense ◽  
Failure Investigation ◽  
Project Failures

Stories of failure make a compelling read, however, researchers with a keen interest in information systems failures face a double challenge: Not only is it difficult to obtain intimate details about the circumstances surrounding such failures, but there is also a dearth of information about the type of methods and approaches that can be utilised to collect, describe and disseminate such information. The purpose of this chapter is to highlight some of the available approaches and to clarify and enhance the methodological underpinning available to researchers. The chapter begins by framing IS project failures in context, before highlighting the role of forensic failure investigation and the typical tools employed in gathering information. It encourages a move from case studies to case histories to capture the essence, dynamics and complexities of failure stories. It concludes by introducing a new range of antenarrative approaches that represent future developments in the study of IS failures, enabling a richer interpretation of linked factors that underpin IS failures.

scholarly journals E-Government Information Systems (IS) Project Failure in Developing Countries: Lessons from the Literature

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-29
Author(s):  
Joseph B. Nyansiro ◽  
Joel S. Mtebe ◽  
Mussa M. Kissaka
Keyword(s):  
Information Systems ◽  
Developing World ◽  
Gap Analysis ◽  
Government Information ◽  
Causal Factors ◽  
Project Failure ◽  
Root Cause ◽  
Synthesis Design ◽  
Project Failures ◽  
System Requirements

E-government information systems (IS) projects experience numerous challenges that can lead to total or partial failure. The project failure factors have been identified and studied by numerous researchers, but the root causes of such failures are not well-articulated. In this study, literature on e-government IS project failures in developing-world contexts is reviewed through the application of qualitative meta-synthesis, design–reality gap analysis, and root cause analysis. In the process, 18 causal factors and 181 root causes are identified as responsible for e-government IS project failures. The most prevalent of the 18 causal factors are found to be inadequate system requirements engineering (with 22 root causes), inadequate project management (19 root causes), and missing or incomplete features (16 root causes). These findings can be of use to future researchers, policymakers, and practitioners seeking to identify methods of avoiding e-government IS failures, particularly in developing-world contexts.

scholarly journals A study on risk assessment techniques in information systems

2017 ◽  
Vol 7 (1.1) ◽  
pp. 313
Author(s):  
D Nagamalleswari ◽  
J Nagalakshmi ◽  
G Karthik ◽  
P Harthita
Keyword(s):  
Risk Assessment ◽  
Information Systems ◽  
Software Project ◽  
Software Projects ◽  
It Industry ◽  
Software Developers ◽  
Project Failures ◽  
Assessment Techniques

In today’s world, IT industry is rushing forward with an advancement of developing the advanced software. The Developers always try to develop the software projects without any errors or failures. Even though the developers take many measures to avoid software project failures, they are facing the failures that are occurred due to Risks that take place in the software projects. We cannot remove risk completely to the 100% extent, but we can try to minimize the risk in the projects by assessing the risks. So, in this paper we are providing a survey which overviews on different risk assessment techniques. This survey provides information about various risk assessment techniques which will be further useful for the software developers to minimize the risk and make the successful project.

Making Sense of IS Project Stories

2019 ◽  
pp. 1351-1361
Author(s):  
Darren Dalcher
Keyword(s):  
Information Systems ◽  
Case Studies ◽  
Case Histories ◽  
Keen Interest ◽  
Narrative Approaches ◽  
Future Developments ◽  
Making Sense ◽  
Failure Investigation ◽  
Project Failures

Stories of failure make a compelling read. However, researchers with a keen interest in information systems failures face a double challenge. Not only is it difficult to obtain intimate details about the circumstances surrounding such failures, but there is also a dearth of information about the type of methods and approaches that can be utilized to collect, describe, and disseminate such information. The purpose of this chapter is to highlight some of the available approaches and to clarify and enhance the methodological underpinning available to researchers. The chapter begins by framing IS project failures in context, before highlighting the role of forensic failure investigation and the typical tools employed in gathering information. It encourages a move from case studies to case histories to capture the essence, dynamics, and complexities of failure stories. It concludes by introducing a new range of ante-narrative approaches that represent future developments in the study of IS failures, enabling a richer interpretation of linked factors that underpin IS failures.

Cost Containment in Information Systems

1984 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 175-185
Author(s):  
Michael E. D. Koenig
Keyword(s):  
Information Systems ◽  
Cost Containment

Trust in Management Information Systems (MIS)

2020 ◽  
Vol 64 (1) ◽  
pp. 6-16 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sarah M. Meeßen ◽  
Meinald T. Thielsch ◽  
Guido Hertel
Keyword(s):  
Information Systems ◽  
Information Overload ◽  
Management Information Systems ◽  
Empirical Work ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Management Information ◽  
Trust In Management ◽  
Actual Use ◽  
Trust In Technology ◽  
The Internet Of Things

Abstract. Digitalization, enhanced storage capacities, and the Internet of Things increase the volume of data in modern organizations. To process and make use of these data and to avoid information overload, management information systems (MIS) are introduced that collect, process, and analyze relevant data. However, a precondition for the application of MIS is that users trust them. Extending accounts of trust in automation and trust in technology, we introduce a new model of trust in MIS that addresses the conceptual ambiguities of existing conceptualizations of trust and integrates initial empirical work in this field. In doing so, we differentiate between perceived trustworthiness of an MIS, experienced trust in an MIS, intentions to use an MIS, and actual use of an MIS. Moreover, we consider users’ perceived risks and contextual factors (e. g., autonomy at work) as moderators. The introduced model offers guidelines for future research and initial suggestions to foster trust-based MIS use.

How Are Questions and Information Systems Related?

1993 ◽  
Vol 38 (10) ◽  
pp. 1094-1095
Author(s):  
Scott P. Robertson
Keyword(s):  
Information Systems
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