Why do eGovernment Projects Fail? Risk Factors of Large Information Systems Projects in the Greek Public Sector: An International Comparison

Authors:
Euripidis Loukis;Yannis Charalabidis
Affiliations:
University of Aegean, Greece;University of Aegean, Greece
Venue:
International Journal of Electronic Government Research
Year:
2011

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Abstract

This paper presents an empirical study of the risk factors of large governmental information systems IS projects. For this purpose the Official Decisions of the Greek Government Information Technology Projects Advisory Committee ITPAC concerning 80 large IS projects have been analyzed and interviews with its members have been conducted. From this analysis 21 risk factors have been identified, and further elaborated and associated with inherent particular characteristics of the public sector, extending existing approaches in the literature. A categorization of them with respect to origin revealed that they are associated with the management, the processes, and the content of these projects. Results show that behind the identified risk factors there are political factors, which are associated with intra-organizational and inter-organizational politics and competition, and can be regarded as 'second level' risk sources. The risk factors identified in this study are compared with the ones found by similar studies conducted in Hong Kong, Finland, and the United States, and also with the ones mentioned by OECD reports. Similarities and differences are discussed.