Towards a regional ontology for information systems project management

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dc.contributor.advisorSmith, Dereken_ZA
dc.contributor.advisorRoode, JDen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorSewchurran, Kosheeken_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2015-01-03T18:15:18Z
dc.date.available2015-01-03T18:15:18Z
dc.date.issued2008en_ZA
dc.descriptionIncludes bibliographical references (leaves [170]-185).en_ZA
dc.description.abstractThe extant research literature on Information Systems (IS) project management illustrates that there is considerable confusion about the true nature of IS project management. The bewilderment is expressed in a number of ways. Practitioners are reporting that there is considerable mismatch between the prescribed practices they are socialised into and their actual experiences of project work. Appropriately, there are also debates about what constitutes project success and about what factors influence project success and failure. Whilst these fundamentals are being debated there are also concerns expressed about the lack of adequate underlying theoretical constructs to give coherence to the kinds of questions raised. As the essence of IS project management is being debated there is evidence suggesting that the project-driven organisational form is growing in popularity. Together with the concerns there are proposals being offered as alternatives to improve understanding of project management. The review undertaken in this thesis illustrates that alternatives are emerging despite the existence of an entrenched value system that makes society prone to unwittingly accept and be attracted to the adoption of best practices such as PMBOK, which is central to the debate taking place in IS project management.en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationSewchurran, K. (2008). <i>Towards a regional ontology for information systems project management</i>. (Thesis). University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Commerce ,Department of Information Systems. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/11176en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationSewchurran, Kosheek. <i>"Towards a regional ontology for information systems project management."</i> Thesis., University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Commerce ,Department of Information Systems, 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/11176en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationSewchurran, K. 2008. Towards a regional ontology for information systems project management. University of Cape Town.en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - Sewchurran, Kosheek AB - The extant research literature on Information Systems (IS) project management illustrates that there is considerable confusion about the true nature of IS project management. The bewilderment is expressed in a number of ways. Practitioners are reporting that there is considerable mismatch between the prescribed practices they are socialised into and their actual experiences of project work. Appropriately, there are also debates about what constitutes project success and about what factors influence project success and failure. Whilst these fundamentals are being debated there are also concerns expressed about the lack of adequate underlying theoretical constructs to give coherence to the kinds of questions raised. As the essence of IS project management is being debated there is evidence suggesting that the project-driven organisational form is growing in popularity. Together with the concerns there are proposals being offered as alternatives to improve understanding of project management. The review undertaken in this thesis illustrates that alternatives are emerging despite the existence of an entrenched value system that makes society prone to unwittingly accept and be attracted to the adoption of best practices such as PMBOK, which is central to the debate taking place in IS project management. DA - 2008 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2008 T1 - Towards a regional ontology for information systems project management TI - Towards a regional ontology for information systems project management UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/11176 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/11176
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationSewchurran K. Towards a regional ontology for information systems project management. [Thesis]. University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Commerce ,Department of Information Systems, 2008 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/11176en_ZA
dc.language.isoengen_ZA
dc.publisher.departmentDepartment of Information Systemsen_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Commerceen_ZA
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.subject.otherInformation Systemsen_ZA
dc.titleTowards a regional ontology for information systems project managementen_ZA
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