Project Success Requires Context-Aware Governance
Journal
MIS Quarterly Executive
ISSN
1540-1960
Type
journal article
Date Issued
2020-08
Author(s)
Research Team
IWI1, BIE
Abstract
Despite growing project management maturity, the failure rate of IT-related projects remains high. We investigated four large IT-related projects within the Swiss Federal Administration that were well-managed but still failed. We found that these projects failed because of poor project governance, in particular inadequate handling of project context by the project sponsor and steering committee. We identify five contextual factors that steering committees should focus on and provide recommendations for strengthening context-aware project governance, illustrated by their implementation in the Swiss Federal Administration.
Language
English
HSG Classification
contribution to scientific community
HSG Profile Area
SoM - Business Innovation
Refereed
Yes
Publisher
Kelley School of Business
Volume
19
Number
3
Start page
199
End page
211
Official URL
Subject(s)
Division(s)
Eprints ID
260915