This paper presents the views of four Thai government organizations who had been awarded ISO/IEC 29110 Basic Profile Certification. Team ideas as to the success factors and barriers involved in implementations are explored. In-depth interviews with closed- and open-ended questions were...

Due to the significant contribution in output, exports and employment, the Small and Medium enterprises (SEMs) play a critical role in the Indian economic structure. In this study a three dimensional; namely information, transactional and strategic decision making perspectives of the...

Effective decision-making requires economic analysis to be beneficial in a project environment. Producing effective economic decisions is based on various factors and methods, including payback period (PBP), internal rate of return (IRR), and net present value (NPV). Once projects are...

This article analyzes the book The Goal: A process of Ongoing Improvement by E. Goldratt and J. Cox to discuss human resource management implications. The book helped organizations increase profit margins through process management. The book focuses on a manufacturing plant that was unprofitable...

In today's highly dynamic and rapidly changing business landscape, project constraints are continuously increasing regarding cost, time, level of customer satisfaction, and return on investment. Project-related issues are also increasing due to increased complexity, increased number of...

This is a case study concerning technology start-up companies involved in systems thinking during new product development. It is found that systems thinking is pivotal to assisting project managers in moving a project from start to successful completion. The essence of systems thinking is...

This article focuses on critical success factors during the implementation of a business intelligence system. The existing literature was reviewed, and critical success factors were extracted. Subsequently, the critical success factors that occur in practice were collected through qualitative...

The expenses in Information Systems and Information Technology (IS/IT) represent a substantial share in organizations' budgets. However, IS/IT investment projects seem to continue to show reduced success rates. The Benefits Management (BM) has gained relevance as a way, not only, to understand...

ERP implementations have been studied on many dimensions; however, little work has been done linking logistics costs and ERP implementation factors. Taking a Work System Theoretical perspective, this paper examines the alignment success factors necessary to improve logistics cost. The authors...

Information Systems (IS) and Information Technologies (IT) are fundamental elements for the competitiveness of organizations. Thus, an efficient development of IT/IS projects is a key factor for business success. Nowadays companies are increasingly outsourcing their activities, including the...