The characteristics of successful military IT projects: a cross-country empirical study
In the armed forces, successful digitalization is crucial to ensure effective operations. Much of the existing literature on project factors during the planning and execution phases of public IT projects do not focus specifically on military sector projects. Therefore, the paper aims to provide emp...
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In the armed forces, successful digitalization is crucial to ensure effective operations. Much of the existing literature on project factors during the planning and execution phases of public IT projects do not focus specifically on military sector projects. Therefore, the paper aims to provide empirical insights into the characteristics of successful military IT projects. Data from such projects in NATO countries and agencies were collected through interviews and project documents. The findings relating to the main variable of interest, “delivery of client benefit,” supported previous findings on IT project performance. Medium-sized projects performed better than small and large projects, and the agile development method delivered more client benefit than traditional methods. Client involvement apparently had a positive effect on project success. Clearly specified objectives had a statistically significant effect on project success in terms of clients’ benefits. The paper contributes to the gap in research on military IT projects and broadens the project management literature’s focus on time and cost to include delivery of client benefit as a success variable. The use of cross-country data provided unique insights for academics and practitioners regarding which project characteristics affect the successful development and adoption of new software by the armed forces.
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| spelling | doaj.art-5a378eaf842a4bb280761993acaf22f12023-07-11T10:16:10ZengUMinho EditoraInternational Journal of Information Systems and Project Management2182-77882023-07-01112The characteristics of successful military IT projects: a cross-country empirical studyHelene Berg0Jonathan D. Ritschel1Norwegian Defence Research Establishment (FFI)Air Force Institute of Technology In the armed forces, successful digitalization is crucial to ensure effective operations. Much of the existing literature on project factors during the planning and execution phases of public IT projects do not focus specifically on military sector projects. Therefore, the paper aims to provide empirical insights into the characteristics of successful military IT projects. Data from such projects in NATO countries and agencies were collected through interviews and project documents. The findings relating to the main variable of interest, “delivery of client benefit,” supported previous findings on IT project performance. Medium-sized projects performed better than small and large projects, and the agile development method delivered more client benefit than traditional methods. Client involvement apparently had a positive effect on project success. Clearly specified objectives had a statistically significant effect on project success in terms of clients’ benefits. The paper contributes to the gap in research on military IT projects and broadens the project management literature’s focus on time and cost to include delivery of client benefit as a success variable. The use of cross-country data provided unique insights for academics and practitioners regarding which project characteristics affect the successful development and adoption of new software by the armed forces. https://revistas.uminho.pt/index.php/ijispm/article/view/5198IT projectsproject successarmed forcesagile developmentsoftware developmentmilitary sector |
| spellingShingle | Helene Berg Jonathan D. Ritschel The characteristics of successful military IT projects: a cross-country empirical study International Journal of Information Systems and Project Management IT projects project success armed forces agile development software development military sector |
| title | The characteristics of successful military IT projects: a cross-country empirical study |
| title_full | The characteristics of successful military IT projects: a cross-country empirical study |
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| title_full_unstemmed | The characteristics of successful military IT projects: a cross-country empirical study |
| title_short | The characteristics of successful military IT projects: a cross-country empirical study |
| title_sort | characteristics of successful military it projects a cross country empirical study |
| topic | IT projects project success armed forces agile development software development military sector |
| url | https://revistas.uminho.pt/index.php/ijispm/article/view/5198 |
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