Project Management Effectiveness: the choice - formal or informal controls
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Project Management Effectiveness: the choice - formal or informal controls
Development failures and runaway projects in the information systems (IS) area can result in substantial losses to organizations, either financially or to a company’s reputation. One important strategy in mitigating risk is the use of effective controls over IS projects. This research investigates the effectiveness of control mechanisms in IS projects, i.e., how they have been established, appl...
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عنوان ژورنال: Australasian Journal of Information Systems
سال: 2007
ISSN: 1449-8618,1449-8618
DOI: 10.3127/ajis.v15i1.480