Review of theoretical models for cost-effectiveness and of procedures currently being used by different levels of decision makers to evaluate the projects or alternatives is the main objective of this article. To come to some conclusion that which theoretical model would be more effective to be applied for allocating the limited resources among different projects. the performance evaluation pro...

This paper presents an evaluation framework within a lifecycle and stakeholder-oriented approach to support development of a virtual enterprise. With the purpose of providing a conceptual understanding of the lifecycle based approach and proving the concept, a case study is carried out within DIECoM, an IST project funded under the EC’s Framework V programme. Consequently, there is a set of heu...

This study firstly examines the current literature concerning ERP implementation problems during implementation phases and causes of ERP implementation failure. A multiple case study research methodology was adopted to understand “why” and “how” these ERP systems could not be implemented successfully. Different stakeholders (including top management, project manager, project team members and ER...