Understanding the Nature of Information Interdependencies and Developing Control Portfolios for Modularized Information Systems Development Projects
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For better governance, information systems development (ISD) projects are often decomposed ex ante, using client requirements, to create self-contained modules. Following such a modular approach allows independent and efficient structuring of ISD project work. However, given the integrated nature of ISD work, maintaining information flows across the different modules within ISD projects is essential. Through an in-depth examination of six ISD projects, we discover four types of requirements information interdependencies across ISD project modules. Next, we identify appropriate control portfolios for governing the different types of inter-modular requirements information interdependencies. Results indicate that different types of requirements information interdependencies necessitate governance through varying control portfolios. Our study contributes to the ISD literature by identifying the nuanced mechanisms through which requirements information interdependencies could be better governed by applying appropriate control portfolios. Our study also offers significant practical implications for ISD project governance.Description
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46 Information and Computing Sciences, 3503 Business Systems In Context, 4609 Information Systems, 35 Commerce, Management, Tourism and Services, 0806 Information Systems, 1503 Business and Management, Information Systems, 3503 Business systems in context, 3507 Strategy, management and organisational behaviour, 4609 Information systems
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Information and Management, ISSN: 0378-7206 (Print), Elsevier BV, 61(4), 103962-103962. doi: 10.1016/j.im.2024.103962
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© 2024 The Author(s). Published by Elsevier B.V. This is an open access article under the CC BY license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).