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Context-Aware Digitalization – Adapting solution development to the organizational context of SMEs
ISBN
978-0-9981331-4-0
Type
conference paper
Date Issued
2021-01
Author(s)
Research Team
IWI1
Abstract
In the context of digital transformation, it is mandatory for most organizations to conduct information systems development (ISD) projects as part of their digitalization and business development journey. One reason that many ISD projects fail is lack of knowledge about which ISD method (ISDM) is most suitable for the project at hand and how to adapt it to reflect the respective business development context. These problems especially occur in small and medium enterprises (SMEs), as they often lack specific methodological skills and project governance experience – so they cannot even manage ISD consultancies that promise to support them in their digital transformation. In this conceptual paper, we present the design of a method for selecting and using ISDM for SMEs. It considers both the context dependency and missing project governance skills of SMEs. The main components of the proposed method link the knowledge areas of business development and ISD: business context evaluation, ISDM selection and ISDM management.
Language
English
HSG Classification
contribution to scientific community
HSG Profile Area
SoM - Business Innovation
Start page
6432
End page
6441
Event Title
54th Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences
Event Location
Hawaii, USA
Event Date
January 2021
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Eprints ID
262032