Outlining organisational failure in information systems development
- 1 October 2003
- journal article
- review article
- Published by Emerald in Disaster Prevention and Management
- Vol. 12 (4), 319-327
- https://doi.org/10.1108/09653560310493132
Abstract
Defines the concept of “organisational failure” in information systems (IS) development, and proposes a diagnostic model drawn from research done into IS consultancy firms that develop systems using a variety of methodologies. The research involved a qualitative study aimed at the nature of the development process and the role of organisational issues in this process. The model’s elements and relationships were determined by the research findings. Presents two cases of failure that show how IS failure is rooted in organisational pathology and examine existing failure concepts. The concept and model proposed can be used by practitioners and management before and during a project for diagnosing organisational failure before it interferes with IS development and afterwards for extracting deeper rooted organisational learning from failure.Keywords
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