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Finding the “Secret Sauce” for Organizational Sustainability: Towards Successful Completion of IT Implementation Projects

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  • Elad Harison

    (School of Industrial Engineering and Management, Shenkar College of Engineering and Design, 12 Anne Frank St., Ramat Gan 5290002, Israel)

  • Yael Lahav

    (School of Industrial Engineering and Management, Shenkar College of Engineering and Design, 12 Anne Frank St., Ramat Gan 5290002, Israel
    Department of Management, Bar Ilan University, Max and Anna Web St., Ramat Gan 5290002, Israel)

Abstract

This paper identifies the major aspects that affect the sustainability of organizations in terms of success and failure of IT implementation projects. A significant relationship between the deployment of internal project teams and sustainable results of IT implementation projects compared to professionals employed via outsourcing was found. Moreover, involving professional managers with hands-on experience and knowledge of the organization in decision-making processes positively affects the project outcomes and the sustainability of the organization. Employee workload concerns are the least impactful on project overrun, while other concerns are less sustainable. Finally, a methodology that enhances the likelihood of sustainable results in IT implementation projects by involving professional managers and forming in-house teams is presented.

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  • Elad Harison & Yael Lahav, 2024. "Finding the “Secret Sauce” for Organizational Sustainability: Towards Successful Completion of IT Implementation Projects," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 16(18), pages 1-20, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jsusta:v:16:y:2024:i:18:p:8154-:d:1480614
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