Post implementation evaluation of computer-based information systems: current practices

  • Authors:
  • Kuldeep Kumar

  • Affiliations:
  • Georgia State Univ., Atlanta

  • Venue:
  • Communications of the ACM
  • Year:
  • 1990

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Abstract

Contrary to the widely-held view that post implementation evaluations are performed to assess and improve the information system and the system development practices, this study suggests that in practice, the primary reason for such evaluations seems to be project closure and not project improvement.