Paper Info
Title
Project Evaluation: A Mixed-Method Study into Dilemmas in Continuation Decisions
Abstract
Project evaluations are highly crucial for organizations to manage their information systems and technology project portfolios. This study postulates equivocal situations as the source of dilemmas hindering stakeholders to achieve proper evaluation and purposeful decisions. We examine three factors that are conceived to have high association with equivocal situations when evaluating IS/IT projects, Challenges in project management, Different frames of reference and Lack of evaluation data. The developed model is tested using a survey data of IS/IT professionals through PLS. We find the three factors are significantly affecting the occurrence of equivocal situations with the highest contribution come from the Challenges in project management. Multi-group examinations reveal distinct impacts of the three factors within public versus private sector and high versus low projects in the project evaluation ladder. Post hoc interviews suggest several interesting points especially on how to cope with equivocal situations.
Year
DOI
Venue
2015
10.1109/HICSS.2015.531
HICSS
Keywords
Field
DocType
information systems,multigroup examinations,technology project portfolio management,equivocal situation,dilemma,private sector,information system management,information systems project,mixed-method,decision,equivocality,equivocal situations,information technology project,dp management,continuation,continuation decisions,project management,it project evaluation,mixed-method study,evaluation,is project evaluation,public sector,investment,organizations,predictive models,distributed databases,light emitting diodes
Information system,Survey data collection,Computer science,Private sector,Knowledge management,Project management triangle,Distributed database,Dilemma,Management science,Program evaluation,Project management
Conference
ISSN
Citations 
PageRank 
1530-1605
0
0.34
References 
Authors
28
4
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Arviansyah101.69
Yvette ter Halle200.34
Ton A. M. Spil38317.10
jos van hillegersberg464267.00