Modeling the political aspects of information systems projects using "information wards"

Failure and Lessons Learned in Information Technology Management

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 49-56

  Hart, Dennis N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Information systems projects; Information wards; Modeling; Politics

Indexed keywords

EID: 0009066837     PISSN: 1088128X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3727/108812897792459172     Document Type: Article

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