Risk Factors Framework for Information Systems Projects in Public Organizations - Insight from Poland

• Autorzy: Ewa Ziemba , Iwona Kolasa
• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

The aim of this study is to answer the question about risk factors for the information system (IS) projects in public organizations in Poland. These factors were identified based on a critical review of literature, practical collaboration, the case study and logical deduction. The paper continues as follows. Firstly, a relationship between risk factors and a project success is explained and risk factors presented in the literature are shown. Secondly, a methodology of examining risk factors for the IS project in public organizations is presented. Thirdly, the risk factors for the IS projects in public organizations in Poland are identified and the framework of risk factors presented in the literature is improved. In this framework the factors are classified into eleven groups, namely (1) top management support; (2) manage processes in organization; (3) involve end users; (4) manage information system development process; (5) make system requirement analysis; (6) plan the project; (7) manage, monitor and evaluate the project; (8) manage project team; (9) manage team experience; (10) manage team communication; and (11) public sector procedures and processes. This paper concludes with a presentation of the study's contribution and limitations, implications for the findings and the stream of future work.(original abstract)

Słowa kluczowe

EN

Public organisations

PL

Organizacje publiczne

• Czasopismo: Annals of Computer Science and Information Systems
• Rocznik: 2015
• Tom: 5
• Strony: 1575--1583

Twórcy

autor

Ewa Ziemba

• University of Economics in Katowice, Poland

autor

Iwona Kolasa

• University of Economics in Katowice, Poland

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Identyfikatory

DOI

10.15439/2015F110