The Impact of Strategy on ICT Projects

Authors

  • G. Udechukwu Ojiako British Telecom, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE1 2JQ UK, United Kingdom
  • D. Eric Johansen British Telecom, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE1 2JQ UK, United Kingdom
  • David J. Greenwood School of the Built Environment, Northumbria University, Ellison Place, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE1 8ST, United Kingdom

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.32890/jict2004.3.2.5

Keywords:

Strategy, Implementation

Abstract

Strategic planning processes are oriented towards the selection of objectives and product/market choices by senior management. From this viewpoint strategic planning provides a mechanism for setting and reviewing objectives, focusing on choices of long-term significance, identifying strategic options, allocating resources, and achieving corporate-wide co-ordination, monitoring, and control. Current literature on strategic planning has recognised the problems with traditional approaches to planning. In this article, the authors seek to consider links between strategy and the implementation of ICT projects within the telecommunications industry.

 

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Published

30-11-2004

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Vol. 3 No. 2 (2004): Journal of Information and Communication Technology (JICT) Vol. 3, No.2 Dec 2004

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Ojiako, G. U., Johansen, D. E., & Greenwood, D. J. (2004). The Impact of Strategy on ICT Projects. Journal of Information and Communication Technology, 3(2), 77-86. https://doi.org/10.32890/jict2004.3.2.5

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