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Tran, Kiet T. – ProQuest LLC, 2012
This study examined the relationship between information technology (IT) governance and software reuse success. Software reuse has been mostly an IT problem but rarely a business one. Studies in software reuse are abundant; however, to date, none has a deep appreciation of IT governance. This study demonstrated that IT governance had a positive…
Descriptors: Computer Software, Models, Success, Information Systems
Deklotz, Patricia F. – ProQuest LLC, 2013
Organizations commonly engage in long range planning to direct decisions. Scenario planning, one method of private sector planning, is recognized as useful when organizations are facing uncertainty. Scenario planning engages the organization in a process that produces plausible stories, called scenarios, describing the organization in several…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Public Education, Long Range Planning, Decision Making
Doyle, Gerald S. – ProQuest LLC, 2010
Complex and expensive systems' development suffers from a lack of method for making good system-architecture-selection decisions early in the development process. Failure to make a good system-architecture-selection decision increases the risk that a development effort will not meet cost, performance and schedule goals. This research provides a…
Descriptors: Computer System Design, Architecture, Probability, Research Opportunities
Gibbs, Martin D. – ProQuest LLC, 2010
Does user influence have an impact on the data quality of an information systems development project? What decision making should users have? How can users effectively be engaged in the process? What is success? User participation is considered to be a critical success factor for Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) projects, yet there is little…
Descriptors: Information Systems, Systems Development, Decision Making, Phenomenology
Hensley, Kendra – ProQuest LLC, 2011
Total quality management based governance models tend to focus on incremental improvements within the boundaries of a single organization. This may limit the benefits of information technology because they are not complex enough to address business or performance problems that extend beyond the boundaries of a single organization. The research…
Descriptors: Total Quality Management, Cooperation, Interviews, Program Effectiveness