Managing project interdependencies in IT/IS project portfolios: a review of managerial issues

Adequately managing project interdependencies among diverse and simultaneous projects is deemed critical for successful implementation of project portfolios. The challenge is significant because it may entail managing a complex network of project interdependencies that keeps changing over time. The...

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Main Authors: Sameer Bathallath, Åsa Smedberg, Harald Kjellin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: UMinho Editora 2016-01-01
Series:International Journal of Information Systems and Project Management
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Online Access: http://www.sciencesphere.org/ijispm/archive/ijispm-040104.pdf
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Summary:Adequately managing project interdependencies among diverse and simultaneous projects is deemed critical for successful implementation of project portfolios. The challenge is significant because it may entail managing a complex network of project interdependencies that keeps changing over time. The present study investigates the managerial challenges that may undermine effective management of project interdependencies in IT/IS project portfolios. The investigation is based on evidence from reviewing relevant literature and documented studies associated with managing project interdependencies. The main contribution of this study is to discuss three managerial challenges of project interdependencies in project portfolios. We discuss the challenges from three perspectives: types of interdependencies; patterns of interaction in interdependencies; and cost/benefit impact of project interdependencies.
ISSN:2182-7796
2182-7788