Control Configuration and Control Enactment in Information Systems Projects: Review and Expanded Theoretical Framework

Author List: Wiener, Martin; MŠhring, Magnus; Remus, Ulrich; Saunders, Carol;
MIS Quarterly, 2016, Volume 40, Issue 3, Page 741-774.
The control of information systems (IS) projects is a key activity for deployment of information technology (IT) resources and ultimately for value creation through IT. For the last 20 years, research on IS project control has grown to cover a wide range of aspects and issues, including control modes, amounts, and portfolios, control in internal and outsourced settings, and control antecedents, consequences, and dynamics. There is an important theoretical and practical impetus for this research, since the nature of IS projects creates specific and challenging conditions for control, and since control research in neighboring disciplines often neglects temporary endeavors such as projects.
Keywords: Information systems projects; control theory; literature review; control portfolio configuration; control enactment; control style; control congruence; control effectiveness; project performance
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