scholarly journals Factors Affecting the Successful Realisation of Benefits from Systems Development Projects: Findings from Three Case Studies

2012 ◽  
Vol 27 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-16 ◽  
Author(s):  
Neil F Doherty ◽  
Colin Ashurst ◽  
Joe Peppard
Keyword(s):  
Success Factors ◽  
Systems Development ◽  
Development Project ◽  
The Other ◽  
Successful Outcome ◽  
Development Projects ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Proactive Approach ◽  
Technical Artefact ◽  
Timely Delivery

The return that organisations derive from investments in information systems and technology continues to disappoint. While there is a very significant body of literature on the factors that should facilitate a successful outcome from systems development, there is growing concern that these prescriptions are not having their desired effect. In this paper, we argue that the success of a systems development project should be measured in terms of its ability to deliver meaningful benefits, rather than the timely delivery of a technical artefact, and therefore organisations should adopt an explicit and proactive benefits realisation approach when investing in IT. Consequently, we sought to explore those actionable factors that might facilitate the effective realisation of benefits from systems development initiatives. Three organisations were identified that claimed to adopt a proactive approach to benefits realisation, and detailed studies of their systems development practices were conducted. Our analysis found that whilst one organisation had been successful in its adoption of a benefits realisation perspective, the other two had not, and this allowed us to identify those factors that helped to explain this difference in outcomes. In short, this paper makes an important contribution by identifying how a subset of traditional systems success factors might be enhanced, to give them a more explicit benefits realisation orientation. Moreover, it presents a coherent set of principles that can be used for deriving other factors and practices.

scholarly journals Cost and time project management success factors for information systems development projects

2017 ◽  
Vol 35 (8) ◽  
pp. 1608-1626 ◽  
Author(s):  
Otávio Próspero Sanchez ◽  
Marco Alexandre Terlizzi ◽  
Heverton Roberto de Oliveira Cesar de Moraes
Keyword(s):  
Project Management ◽  
Information Systems ◽  
Success Factors ◽  
Systems Development ◽  
Information Systems Development ◽  
Development Projects

scholarly journals INTEGRATED NATURAL RESOURCE AND CONSERVATION DEVELOPMENT PROJECT: A REVIEW OF SUCCESS FACTORS FROM A SYSTEMS PERSPECTIVE

2021 ◽  
Vol 1 ◽  
pp. 1867-1876
Author(s):  
Pauline Victoria Rajski ◽  
Panos Y Papalambros
Keyword(s):  
Natural Resource ◽  
Success Factors ◽  
Systems Design ◽  
Developed Countries ◽  
Development Project ◽  
Development Projects ◽  
Optimization Approach ◽  
Community Inclusion ◽  
Natural Resource Conservation ◽  
Integrated Conservation

AbstractIntegrated Natural Resource and Conservation Development (INRCD) Projects is an umbrella term for a variety of Integrated Conservation and Development Projects (ICDPs), a concept first introduced by the World Wide Fund for Nature in the mid 1980s to target practice-oriented efforts in developing countries; and Integrated Natural Resource Management (INRM) research and development projects introduced as adaptive management for fisheries, wildlife, forest, and rangeland to target analysis-oriented efforts in developing and developed countries. Both efforts seek to balance economic development and natural resource conservation. This paper reviews the literature over the past four decades in an attempt to determine which planning and execution methods lead to greater success. A thematic analysis revealed three broad areas of importance: community inclusion and income diversification, inadequate training and management, and inability to properly quantify data. A systems design optimization approach for such projects is advocated to support project decision making in these areas of importance.

scholarly journals Success Factors in Management of Development Projects

2022 ◽  
Vol 14 (2) ◽  
pp. 780
Author(s):  
Yovana Clarivel Surco-Guillen ◽  
Javier Romero ◽  
Rocío Rodríguez-Rivero ◽  
Isabel Ortiz-Marcos
Keyword(s):  
Risk Management ◽  
Success Factors ◽  
Development Cooperation ◽  
Development Projects ◽  
Sufficient Condition ◽  
Necessary And Sufficient Condition ◽  
Development Bank ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Main Factors ◽  
Necessary And Sufficient

From the reports of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) Office of Evaluation and Oversight (OVE), a limited analysis of the factors affecting the execution of development cooperation projects was identified. Thanks to the review of scientific articles by renowned authors, effectiveness, relevance, competencies and motivation, sustainability, risk management, and additionality were evaluated using the analysis of relationships between variables and causality using IBM SPSS and fsQCA 3.0 software, respectively. As a result, a model was obtained that relates the components, factors, and roles that make up the stakeholder matrix. It was concluded that the effectiveness factor has a significant relationship with the success of a project; however, this could not be possible without a good development of sustainability and risk management, the latter being a necessary and sufficient condition for success in this type of projects. Currently, risk management has not only become a necessity nowadays, but the improvement of risk management will increase sustainability in project management, the main factors for the success of a project.

scholarly journals The development of interactive systems: bridging the gaps between developers and users

1990 ◽  
Vol 19 (320) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jonathan Grudin
Keyword(s):  
Product Development ◽  
Systems Development ◽  
Interactive Systems ◽  
Computer Interface ◽  
Development Projects ◽  
Human Computer Interface ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Development Paradigm ◽  
Flow Of Information ◽  
User Focus

<p>A framework for interactive systems development projects is outlined.</p><p>Three development paradigms are contrasted: competitively bid contract development, product development, and in-house or custom development. They vary as to when in a project the users and the developers can be identified -- a distinction that is particularly significant for systems with a human-computer interface component. The historical influence of each of these paradigms on interactive systems development is reviewed. Other factors affecting the flow of information between users and developers are outlined. For each development paradigm, I identify the opportunities for adopting an effective ''user focus,'' the obstacles, and the mediators who contribute to bridging the gaps between developers and users.</p>

scholarly journals Sustainable Construction in Malaysian Mixed Development Projects: The Barriers and Critical Success Factors

2018 ◽  
pp. 885-892
Author(s):  
Nur Fatin Syazwani Abu Bakar ◽  
Syuhaida Ismail ◽  
Rohayah Che Amat ◽  
Serdar Durdyev
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Critical Success Factors ◽  
Success Factors ◽  
Traditional Approach ◽  
Sustainable Consumption ◽  
Development Project ◽  
Sustainable Construction ◽  
Development Projects ◽  
Critical Success ◽  
Importance Index

Malaysia is in a need of commitment to more sustainable development, rather than a traditional approach ‘grow first, clean up later’ to ensure the protection of environment and not to compromise needs of future generations. Although initiatives for the environmental protection have been introduced in 1960s, they have yet to receive a sufficient level of adoption amongst the construction stakeholders in Malaysia. Therefore, via questionnaire surveys to 130 professionals involved in mixed development projects, this paper aims at investigating barriers to, and critical success factors (CSFs) of sustainable construction (SC) in the mixed development projects in Malaysia. The outcomes translated via the Relative Importance Index (RII) technique reveal that the most critical barriers are SC projects are expensive, unwillingness to change to SC and high cost in purchasing technology, the learning curve cost and employing skilled labour, whilst the most significant CSFs are initial investment, commitment for changing behaviours, policy implementation efforts, guidance for SC, available of technology and materials and project procurement system. This paper focuses on the implementation of SC in delivering mixed development projects in Malaysia that is in line with the Malaysian sustainability goal in adopting the sustainable consumption and production concept. This paper is promoting sustainable development overseen by Malaysia via discussion of the SC directions and practices in delivering the Malaysian mixed development project.

Research On Risks Encountered By Institutions In European Development Project

2014 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 517-520
Author(s):  
Diana Elena Ranf ◽  
Elida-Tomiţa Todăriţa ◽  
Dănuţ Dumitru Dumitraşcu
Keyword(s):  
Development Project ◽  
Development Projects ◽  
Application Form ◽  
Structural Funds ◽  
Development Opportunity ◽  
Centre Region ◽  
European Development ◽  
Way Of Thinking ◽  
Risk Categories ◽  
Implementation Stage

AbstractEuropean funds are a development opportunity for the Romanian organizations. The research in the article aims to identify the main risk categories that the beneficiaries from Centre Region have faced, and also the effects of not considering certain risk categories in the stage of filling out the application form and also in the implementation stage of the projects have had on the development of these projects. Identifying how the organisations have managed projects during the development projects 2003-2013 finds its usefulness in the following period that is knocking on our doors: 2014-2020 that should find us better prepared and more capable of proving seriousness and professionalism. Therefore, training in projects should not end once the structural funds have been attracted, but it should be regarded as destined to modernize our way of thinking and actions in helping organisations develop their businesses.

Agni - Key factor for Shodhananga Snehapana.

2017 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Pavithra. S. ◽  
H. G. Gouda ◽  
Rajalakshmi M. G.
Keyword(s):  
Operative Procedure ◽  
The Other ◽  
Successful Outcome ◽  
Other Hand ◽  
Key Factor ◽  
Health And Disease

Agni is termed as Vaishwanara as it takes the person from Mruthyuloka to Swargaloka. It is an important factor and is equitant to Prana; is one among Dashaprana Ayatana. Agni in Shareera is present in different forms with different actions. It is the responsible factor for both health and disease; on the other hand the successful outcome of treatment is also dependant on Agni. Chikitsa (treatment) is the process of bestowing normalcy which is either brought by Shodhana (purificatory) or Shamana (palliative) Karma. Snehapana is a pre-operative procedure for Shodhana Chikitsa where in Sneha Dravya (medicated fat) is administered for attainment of Upasthita Dosha Avastha and further ease in elimination of the vitiated Doshas. Assessment of Dosha, Dushya, Vyadhi Avastha, Roga Bala, Rogi Bala, Agni, Koshta etc. factors are essential for the attainment of Chikitsa Phala. Assessment of Agni not only helps in understanding Vyadhi but also enables to plan the dosage of Sneha to be administered. Thus this paper is an attempt to throw light on the importance of Agni, assessment of Agni and Agni Bala prior to Shodhananga Snehapana.

scholarly journals PROPOSING A SPECIFICATION STRUCTURE FOR COMPLEX PRODUCTS IN MODEL-BASED SYSTEMS ENGINEERING (MBSE)

2021 ◽  
Vol 1 ◽  
pp. 2481-2490
Author(s):  
Joshua Fahl ◽  
Tobias Hirschter ◽  
Gabriel Wöhrle ◽  
Albert Albers
Keyword(s):  
Systems Engineering ◽  
Student Development ◽  
Success Factors ◽  
Research Work ◽  
Development Project ◽  
Product Complexity ◽  
Complex Product ◽  
Complex Products ◽  
Model Based Systems Engineering ◽  
Product Specification

AbstractThis research work presents a methodological support for the specification of complex products. This is achieved by developing a specification structure in a MBSE environment. The new method draws on success factors of complex product specification, principles of MBSE and the explanatory model of PGE – Product Generation Engineering. For evaluation, the method is applied within a student development project. A high applicability and the realization of novel synergies for coping with continuously increasing product complexity is demonstrated.

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