scholarly journals Exploring leadership coaching as a tool to improve the people management skills of information technology and cybersecurity project managers

2018 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 107-126
Author(s):  
Darrell Norman Burrell
Keyword(s):  
Information Technology ◽  
Leadership Skills ◽  
Project Managers ◽  
Leadership Coaching ◽  
Management Skills ◽  
Information Technology Projects ◽  
Technology Project ◽  
The People ◽  
Information Technology Project ◽  
Operational Aspects

Abstract According to recent research 55 percent of information technology (IT) projects are deemed unsuccessful. In 2016, globally, organizations waste an average of $97 million dollars for every $1 billion invested information technology projects. These numbers should be of tremendous concern when these projects often focus on critical operational aspects like knowledge management, data analytics, intellectual property, cybersecurity, and information management. These numbers also point the critical need to develop leadership skills for information technology project managers. This paper explores the need and viability for organizations to invest in leadership coaching as employee development tools for their IT project managers and cybersecurity technical staffers.

Challenges of Complex Information Technology Projects

2011 ◽  
pp. 264-285
Author(s):  
Teta Stamati ◽  
Panagiotis Kanellis ◽  
Drakoulis Martakos
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Information Technology ◽  
Big Bang ◽  
Information Technology Projects ◽  
Technology Project ◽  
Complex Information ◽  
Systems Planning ◽  
Information Technology Project ◽  
Information Systems Planning

Although painstaking planning usually precedes all large IT development efforts, 80% of new systems are delivered late (if ever) and over budget, frequently with functionality falling short of contract. This case study provides a detailed account of an ill-fated initiative to centrally plan and procure, with the aim to homogenize requirements, an integrated applications suite for a number of British higher education institutions. It is argued that because systems are so deeply embedded in operations and organization and, as you cannot possibly foresee and therefore plan for environmental discontinuities, high-risk, ‘big-bang’ approaches to information systems planning and development must be avoided. In this context the case illustrates the level of complexity that unpredictable change can bring to an information technology project that aims to establish the ‘organizationally generic’ and the destabilizing effects it has on the network of the project’s stakeholders.

Challenges of Complex Information Technology Projects

2006 ◽  
pp. 41-58
Author(s):  
Teta Stamati ◽  
Panagiotis Kanellis ◽  
Drakoulis Martakos
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Information Technology ◽  
Big Bang ◽  
Information Technology Projects ◽  
Technology Project ◽  
Complex Information ◽  
Systems Planning ◽  
Information Technology Project ◽  
Information Systems Planning

Although painstaking planning usually precedes all large IT development efforts, 80% of new systems are delivered late (if ever) and over budget, frequently with functionality falling short of contract. This case study provides a detailed account of an ill-fated initiative to centrally plan and procure, with the aim to homogenize requirements, an integrated applications suite for a number of British higher education institutions. It is argued that because systems are so deeply embedded in operations and organization and, as you cannot possibly foresee and therefore plan for environmental discontinuities, high-risk, ‘big-bang’ approaches to information systems planning and development must be avoided. In this context the case illustrates the level of complexity that unpredictable change can bring to an information technology project that aims to establish the ‘organizationally generic’ and the destabilizing effects it has on the network of the project’s stakeholders.

What Drives the Configuration of Information Technology Projects? Exploratory Research in 10 Organizations

2003 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-15 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrew Martin
Keyword(s):  
Information Technology ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Exploratory Research ◽  
It Services ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Information Systems Success ◽  
Information Technology Projects ◽  
Technology Project ◽  
Information Technology Project ◽  
The Uk

The development of high quality technical systems is an ongoing important element of information systems success. This paper investigates the current practice of information technology project configuration from a management viewpoint. It is based on a series of semi-structured interviews across a range of medium to large organizations in the UK, including both users and providers of IT services. It finds that project requirements, strategic IT policies, risk management, pragmatic considerations, the managed exploitation of experience and the managed adoption of new technologies drive individual project configuration. The paper proposes a new integrated model that explicitly identifies the drivers of project configuration management. It illustrates the model using a published case study and generates directions for further research and implications for practitioners.

Challenges of Complex Information Technology Projects

2011 ◽  
pp. 196-212
Author(s):  
Teta Stamati ◽  
Panagiotis Kanellis ◽  
Drakoulis Martakos
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Information Technology ◽  
Big Bang ◽  
Information Technology Projects ◽  
Technology Project ◽  
Complex Information ◽  
Systems Planning ◽  
Information Technology Project ◽  
Information Systems Planning

Although painstaking planning usually precedes all large IT development efforts, 80% of new systems are delivered late (if ever) and over budget, frequently with functionality falling short of contract. This case study provides a detailed account of an ill-fated initiative to centrally plan and procure, with the aim to homogenize requirements, an integrated applications suite for a number of British higher education institutions. It is argued that because systems are so deeply embedded in operations and organization and, as you cannot possibly foresee and therefore plan for environmental discontinuities, high-risk, ‘big-bang’ approaches to information systems planning and development must be avoided. In this context the case illustrates the level of complexity that unpredictable change can bring to an information technology project that aims to establish the ‘organizationally generic’ and the destabilizing effects it has on the network of the project’s stakeholders.

Sign in / Sign up

Export Citation Format

Share Document