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Information systems project abandonment: A stakeholder analysis
International Journal of Information Management
  • Gary Shan Chi PAN, Singapore Management University
Publication Type
Journal Article
Publication Date
4-2005
Abstract

This case study reports on the experience of an organization in Singapore in implementing and eventually abandoning an electronic procurement project. By means of a stakeholder analysis, it examines stakeholders’ roles in the organization's decision to abandon the software project. This study uses Freeman's stakeholder analytical framework (Freeman, R. (1984). Strategic management: a stakeholder approach. Massachusetts: Pitman) to interpret data and develop four major findings. By providing a better understanding of project stakeholders’ perceptions, expectations and interrelationships during project development, this study presents researchers with a project abandonment evaluation framework that is enhanced with a stakeholder perspective. The lessons learned from the case analysis can also offer practitioners useful insights on how to manage stakeholders in information systems development projects.

Keywords
  • Information systems project abandonment,
  • Information systems failure,
  • Stakeholder analysis,
  • Case study approach
Identifier
10.1016/j.ijinfomgt.2004.12.003
Publisher
Elsevier
Creative Commons License
Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 International
Citation Information
Gary Shan Chi PAN. "Information systems project abandonment: A stakeholder analysis" International Journal of Information Management Vol. 25 Iss. 2 (2005) p. 173 - 184 ISSN: 0268-4012
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/gary_pan/36/