Finding the “Secret Sauce” for Organizational Sustainability: Towards Successful Completion of IT Implementation Projects

Elad Harison, Yael Lahav

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Abstract

This paper identifies the major aspects that affect the sustainability of organizations in terms of success and failure of IT implementation projects. A significant relationship between the deployment of internal project teams and sustainable results of IT implementation projects compared to professionals employed via outsourcing was found. Moreover, involving professional managers with hands-on experience and knowledge of the organization in decision-making processes positively affects the project outcomes and the sustainability of the organization. Employee workload concerns are the least impactful on project overrun, while other concerns are less sustainable. Finally, a methodology that enhances the likelihood of sustainable results in IT implementation projects by involving professional managers and forming in-house teams is presented.

Original languageEnglish
Article number8154
JournalSustainability (Switzerland)
Volume16
Issue number18
DOIs
StatePublished - Sep 2024
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • IT implementation projects
  • organizational sustainability
  • project management methodologies
  • project overrun
  • project team structure

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Computer Science (miscellaneous)
  • Environmental Science (miscellaneous)
  • Geography, Planning and Development
  • Energy Engineering and Power Technology
  • Hardware and Architecture
  • Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law
  • Computer Networks and Communications
  • Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment

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