The role of a bad news reporter in information technology project escalation

2014 ◽  
Vol 45 (3) ◽  
pp. 8-29 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jong Seok Lee ◽  
Michael J. Cuellar ◽  
Mark Keil ◽  
Roy D. Johnson
Keyword(s):  
Information Technology ◽  
Bad News ◽  
Technology Project ◽  
Information Technology Project

Causal Mapping for the Investigation of the Adoption of UML in Information Technology Project Development

2005 ◽  
pp. 233-262 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tor J. Larsen ◽  
Fred Niederman
Keyword(s):  
Information Technology ◽  
Information Systems ◽  
Object Oriented ◽  
Collection Method ◽  
Causal Mapping ◽  
Analysis And Design ◽  
Technology Project ◽  
Information Technology Project ◽  
Application Developers ◽  
Object Oriented Analysis

This research project gathered data about the use of UML and object-oriented analysis and design as the approach to the development of information systems. The data collection method consisted of interviews with information systems application developers with wide ranging differences in background. The authors used causal mapping for analysis of the data gathered. This chapter focuses on the authors’ experiences with causal mapping as a method for exploring issues and relationships. Causal mapping was also used to document tips on its use illustrating these with findings regarding UML and object-oriented analysis and design in particular.

Addressing Contextual Influences During ICT Innovation for Public Sector Reform

2013 ◽  
pp. 245-259 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elpida Prasopoulou
Keyword(s):  
Information Technologies ◽  
Tax Reform ◽  
Local Context ◽  
The Political ◽  
Contextual Influences ◽  
Technology Project ◽  
New Information ◽  
Information Technology Project

In recent years, ICT innovation is explicitly linked to deep structural reforms in public administrations. In this chapter, I examine the role of context, during the establishment of a minimal and accountable government apparatus, using the concept of negotiation space as my theoretical lens. The process of imbricating ICT innovation within the local context is viewed as a clash between local institutions and the ones carried by new Information Technologies. This clash is empirically examined in the case of TAXIS, the flagship Information Technology project of the Greek government in the mid 1990s. TAXIS’s implementation has been strongly supported by both the political system and Greek society. Nevertheless, ICT innovation did not trigger radical changes in taxation. Instead, it was infused by strongly engrained political practices which resulted in the implementation of an Information System functional yet unable to support radical tax reform.

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