Reasons for the Failure of Web-Based Application of Information Technology Projects: An Empirical Study in Malaysia

Every year, organizations lose millions of dollars due to failure of web-based application of information technology (IT) projects. Research shows that companies have difficulties in web-based application IT projects to complete on time or on budget or within the scope and any of these combinations....

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Main Authors: K., Jayaraman, Hasnah, Haron, Yit, Lu Yee, Shruthi, R.
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Published: LLC “СPС “Business Perspectives” 2015
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spelling ump-117922016-02-01T03:34:44Z http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/11792/ Reasons for the Failure of Web-Based Application of Information Technology Projects: An Empirical Study in Malaysia K., Jayaraman Hasnah, Haron Yit, Lu Yee Shruthi, R. HD Industries. Land use. Labor HD28 Management. Industrial Management Every year, organizations lose millions of dollars due to failure of web-based application of information technology (IT) projects. Research shows that companies have difficulties in web-based application IT projects to complete on time or on budget or within the scope and any of these combinations. The purpose of this study is to identify the factors influencing failure of web-based application of IT projects, particularly in the context of Malaysia. The study was conducted on 155 experieced project managers in handling web-based IT projects. The top ten failure factors were identified. The findings of the study reveal that lack of clarity of goals, low teamwork quality, ineffective project management, no reward and recognition system in place and insufficient resources are the core factors for the failure of web-based application of IT projects. The significance of this research lies in the fact that its results will add new knowledge in the project management field by identifying the relative importance of the factors that have an impact on web-based application of IT project failure. LLC “СPС “Business Perspectives” 2015 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/11792/1/Reasons%20for%20The%20Failure%20Of%20Web-Based%20Application%20Information.pdf K., Jayaraman and Hasnah, Haron and Yit, Lu Yee and Shruthi, R. (2015) Reasons for the Failure of Web-Based Application of Information Technology Projects: An Empirical Study in Malaysia. Journal of Problems and Perspectives in Management, 13 (2 (sp)). pp. 277-287. ISSN 1727-7051 http://businessperspectives.org/component/option,com_journals/task,issue/id,315/jid,3/Itemid,74/
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topic HD Industries. Land use. Labor
HD28 Management. Industrial Management
spellingShingle HD Industries. Land use. Labor
HD28 Management. Industrial Management
K., Jayaraman
Hasnah, Haron
Yit, Lu Yee
Shruthi, R.
Reasons for the Failure of Web-Based Application of Information Technology Projects: An Empirical Study in Malaysia
description Every year, organizations lose millions of dollars due to failure of web-based application of information technology (IT) projects. Research shows that companies have difficulties in web-based application IT projects to complete on time or on budget or within the scope and any of these combinations. The purpose of this study is to identify the factors influencing failure of web-based application of IT projects, particularly in the context of Malaysia. The study was conducted on 155 experieced project managers in handling web-based IT projects. The top ten failure factors were identified. The findings of the study reveal that lack of clarity of goals, low teamwork quality, ineffective project management, no reward and recognition system in place and insufficient resources are the core factors for the failure of web-based application of IT projects. The significance of this research lies in the fact that its results will add new knowledge in the project management field by identifying the relative importance of the factors that have an impact on web-based application of IT project failure.
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author K., Jayaraman
Hasnah, Haron
Yit, Lu Yee
Shruthi, R.
author_facet K., Jayaraman
Hasnah, Haron
Yit, Lu Yee
Shruthi, R.
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title Reasons for the Failure of Web-Based Application of Information Technology Projects: An Empirical Study in Malaysia
title_short Reasons for the Failure of Web-Based Application of Information Technology Projects: An Empirical Study in Malaysia
title_full Reasons for the Failure of Web-Based Application of Information Technology Projects: An Empirical Study in Malaysia
title_fullStr Reasons for the Failure of Web-Based Application of Information Technology Projects: An Empirical Study in Malaysia
title_full_unstemmed Reasons for the Failure of Web-Based Application of Information Technology Projects: An Empirical Study in Malaysia
title_sort reasons for the failure of web-based application of information technology projects: an empirical study in malaysia
publisher LLC “СPС “Business Perspectives”
publishDate 2015
url http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/11792/
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