Publication Type

Conference Proceeding Article

Book Title/Conference/Journal

eProceedings of the 2nd International Research Workshop on Information Technology Project Management (IRWITPM), Montréal, Québec, Canada, December 8

Year

12-2007

Abstract

Clan control is often essential in complex multi-stakeholder projects for project success. Furthermore, clan control is especially important during requirements analysis which occurs at project inception. How can controllers quickly institute clan control in complex IT projects? Through the case analysis of a large IT project, we observed that clan control can be accelerated by the purposeful application of formal controls to build social capital. Our findings corroborate the notion that, properly structured, clan control can emerge quickly in a multi-stakeholder project to improve the likelihood of IT implementation success.

Keywords

Behavioral control theory, project control, social capital

Disciplines

Technology and Innovation

Subject(s)

Not Applicable

Version

publishedVersion

Language

eng

Format

application/PDF

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