scholarly journals An Adaptive and Preemptive Theory for Improving Systemic IT Project Failure Trends (“AdaPIT” Theory)

2014 ◽  
Vol 28 ◽  
pp. 247-256 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rosana Stoica ◽  
Peggy Brouse
Keyword(s):  
Project Failure ◽  
It Project ◽  
It Project Failure

Reasons Behind IT Project Failure

2013 ◽  
pp. 188-202 ◽  
Author(s):  
Emad Abu-Shanab ◽  
Ashraf Al-Saggar
Keyword(s):  
Information Technology ◽  
Empirical Study ◽  
Project Success ◽  
Time Cost ◽  
It Projects ◽  
Project Failure ◽  
Technology Changes ◽  
It Project ◽  
It Project Failure ◽  
Future Work

Information Technology (IT) projects have high failure and escalation rates because of the nature of domain and the rapid technology changes. It is important to understand the factors causing IT project success or failure. This chapter reviews the literature related to project failure and escalation and concludes with 17 important factors that cause IT projects to fail and 10 factors that contribute to the escalation of projects in time, cost, or scope. The concluded factors are utilized in an empirical study to explore the Jordanian environment and check the rank of these factors as perceived by Jordanian specialists. Conclusions and future work are stated at the end of this chapter.

Healthcare IT Project Failure

2007 ◽  
Vol 9 (4) ◽  
pp. 1-15 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rajneesh Chowdhury ◽  
Ruth E. Butler ◽  
Steve Clarke
Keyword(s):  
Project Failure ◽  
Healthcare It ◽  
It Project ◽  
It Project Failure

Managing and Practicing OD in an IT Environment

2005 ◽  
pp. 236-268
Author(s):  
Joseph Logan
Keyword(s):  
Information Technology ◽  
Organization Development ◽  
Domain Knowledge ◽  
Project Teams ◽  
It Projects ◽  
Project Failure ◽  
Goal Clarity ◽  
Internal Support ◽  
It Project ◽  
It Project Failure

This chapter introduces a framework for improving success in information technology (IT) projects by leveraging the organization development (OD) practitioner’s expertise in fostering cooperation and learning in teams. It argues that IT project failure can be addressed and prevented by building teams that anticipate and recover from issues of communication, goal clarity, and internal support. The author intends this framework to provide a foundation for OD practitioners and IT project teams to engage the domain knowledge of each in order to successfully execute projects that are cooperative, focused on improvement through learning, and ultimately dedicated to more productive outcomes for the organizations they serve.

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