Research on success factors involved in the agile transformation process is not conclusive and there is still need for guidelines to help in the transformation process considering the organizational context (culture, values, needs, reality and goals). The usage of success factors as a tool to help agile transformation raises the following research question: What are the success factors for an o...

Success factors for measurement programs as identified in the literature typically focus on the ‘internals’ of the measurement program: incremental implementation, support from management, a well-planned metrics framework, and so on. However, for a measurement program to be successful within its larger organizational context, it has to generate value for the organization. This implies that atte...

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This paper is a comparative account and analysis of three mobile Web 2.0 projects instigated within a tertiary learning environment during 2008. Following the successful instigation of a mobile Web 2.0 project in the third year of a Bachelor of Product Design course during semester one, similar projects were initiated in semester two within the first-year and second-year Bachelor of Product Des...

The Cranfield School of Management Working Papers Series has been running since 1987, with approximately 380 papers so far from the nine academic groups of the School: Economics; Enterprise; Finance and Accounting; Human Resources; Information Systems; Logistics and Transportation; Marketing; Operations Management; and Strategic Management. Since 1992, papers have been reviewed by senior member...

Successful implementation of Knowledge Management System (KMS) has been observed in many organization, where they use the system with real interest and enthusiasm. Despite of the fact, some organizations has failed to implement the KM initiatives to achieve its adequate advantages due to the lack of pertinent information and shortage of measurement that is used in KMS. The obstacles that hurdle...

The issue of ‘rigour vs. relevance’ in IS research has generated an intense, heated debate for over a decade. It is possible to identify, however, only a limited number of contributions on how to increase the relevance of IS research without compromising its rigour. Based on a lifecycle view of IS research, we propose the notion of ‘reality checks’ in order to review IS research outcomes in the...

Objective: Critical success factors models for SMEs provide information to that were utilized develop policies and strategies best business practices will mitigate failures. The objective was review SME articles books identify CSFs influencing their success.Design: article reviewed the literature on identified critical influence of across locations industries. Findings: Twenty-five identified, ...