Project Management in IS: Fit Matters

10th Americas Conference on Information Systems, AMCIS 2004

Volumn , Issue , 2004, Pages 801-805

  Martin, Nancy L ^a   Furumo, Kimberly A ^a   Pearson, John M ^a  

^a SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

fit; project characteristics; Project management; project performance; structural contingency theory

Indexed keywords

BUDGET CONTROL; SURVEYS;

BUDGET SCHEDULE; BUSINESS ENVIRONMENTS; CONTROL INFORMATION; FIT; INFORMATION SYSTEM PROJECTS; PROJECT CHARACTERISTICS; PROJECT MANAGEMENT PRACTICES; PROJECT PERFORMANCE; RISK LEVELS; STRUCTURAL CONTINGENCY THEORIES;

PROJECT MANAGEMENT;

EID: 84869431979     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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