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The Impact of Project Governance Factors on IT Project Objectives Performance

프로젝트 거버넌스의 구성요인들이 IT 프로젝트 목표 성과에 미치는 영향

  • Jung-Soo Kim (Department of Business Administration, Hanyang University) ;
  • Seung-Chul Kim (Department of Business Administration, Hanyang University) ;
  • Hee Kyung Kim (Department of Business Administration, Hanyang University) ;
  • Chang Won Lee (Department of Business Administration, Hanyang University)
  • Received : 2023.08.07
  • Accepted : 2023.09.13
  • Published : 2023.09.30
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Abstract

Companies are paying attention to project governance to realize their goal strategies, project success, and project value in a rapid and complex environment due to the development of information technology. This study aims to explore project governance and factors from literature review and practice guides related to project governance and empirically analyze the impact of project governance factors on IT project objective performance. The survey was conducted on project managers, project team members, and project management members with experience in carrying out business IT projects within two years at companies in various industries in Korea. The main conclusion is as follows. Among the project governance factors, disclosure and reporting that uses and reports using appropriate and reliable information about projects related to decision-making activities positively impact the achievement of IT project objectives: business success and stakeholder satisfaction. Among the project governance factors, project sponsorship, a role that effectively connects management and projects, and a project management framework that provides tools, procedures, resources, and techniques for projects positively impact IT project objective performance. This study is of academic and practical significance in that it identifies the definition and factors of project governance through companies in various industries in Korea and the positive impact of project governance factors on IT project objective performance.

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