When traditional information technology project managers encounter the cloud: Opportunities and dilemmas in the transition to cloud services
Cloud computing has rapidly changed the conventional way information technology (IT) products and services are delivered. This study aims to identify the opportunities and dilemmas IT project managers are encountering in managing cloud projects, and to develop a system dynamics model to capture the...
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| author | Wang, C. Wood, Lincoln Abdul-Rahman, H. Lee, Y. |
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| description | Cloud computing has rapidly changed the conventional way information technology (IT) products and services are delivered. This study aims to identify the opportunities and dilemmas IT project managers are encountering in managing cloud projects, and to develop a system dynamics model to capture the complexity of cloud adoption. A questionnaire survey was conducted among IT project managers and data were analyzed via T-Tests, ANOVA, and principal component analysis. The identified opportunities and dilemmas in adopting cloud services formed the elements in the system dynamics model. Findings revealed incorporating cloud services in IT projects could shorten project timeline, optimize project scope, and reduce project cost. However, project managers also expressed concern about data privacy, security, IT governance, and local regulation when moving services to the cloud. Incorporation of proper change management plan and detailed risk management plan are required to identify the privacy and regulatory concerns. |
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| spelling | curtin-20.500.11937-276382019-01-18T03:29:36Z When traditional information technology project managers encounter the cloud: Opportunities and dilemmas in the transition to cloud services Wang, C. Wood, Lincoln Abdul-Rahman, H. Lee, Y. Cloud computing has rapidly changed the conventional way information technology (IT) products and services are delivered. This study aims to identify the opportunities and dilemmas IT project managers are encountering in managing cloud projects, and to develop a system dynamics model to capture the complexity of cloud adoption. A questionnaire survey was conducted among IT project managers and data were analyzed via T-Tests, ANOVA, and principal component analysis. The identified opportunities and dilemmas in adopting cloud services formed the elements in the system dynamics model. Findings revealed incorporating cloud services in IT projects could shorten project timeline, optimize project scope, and reduce project cost. However, project managers also expressed concern about data privacy, security, IT governance, and local regulation when moving services to the cloud. Incorporation of proper change management plan and detailed risk management plan are required to identify the privacy and regulatory concerns. 2016 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/27638 10.1016/j.ijproman.2015.11.006 Pergamon fulltext |
| spellingShingle | Wang, C. Wood, Lincoln Abdul-Rahman, H. Lee, Y. When traditional information technology project managers encounter the cloud: Opportunities and dilemmas in the transition to cloud services |
| title | When traditional information technology project managers encounter the cloud: Opportunities and dilemmas in the transition to cloud services |
| title_full | When traditional information technology project managers encounter the cloud: Opportunities and dilemmas in the transition to cloud services |
| title_fullStr | When traditional information technology project managers encounter the cloud: Opportunities and dilemmas in the transition to cloud services |
| title_full_unstemmed | When traditional information technology project managers encounter the cloud: Opportunities and dilemmas in the transition to cloud services |
| title_short | When traditional information technology project managers encounter the cloud: Opportunities and dilemmas in the transition to cloud services |
| title_sort | when traditional information technology project managers encounter the cloud: opportunities and dilemmas in the transition to cloud services |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/27638 |