Overcoming ICT project failures - A practical perspective

2013 World Congress on Computer and Information Technology, WCCIT 2013

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages

  Fenech, K ^a   De Raffaele, C ^a  

^a MIDDLESEX UNIVERSITY   (Malta)

Author keywords

ICT Governance; ICT project execution; ICT project failures; ICT project success; Risk Management

Indexed keywords

BOARD OF DIRECTORS; COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE; ICT GOVERNANCE; INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY; MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES; PROJECT EXECUTION; PROJECT FAILURES; PROJECT SUCCESS;

COMPETITION; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; RISK MANAGEMENT;

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY;

EID: 84887877029     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/WCCIT.2013.6618719     Document Type: Conference Paper

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