Date of Conferral
2022
Degree
Doctor of Business Administration (D.B.A.)
School
Business Administration
Advisor
Frank Bearden
Abstract
Inadequate scope management strategies fail to prevent project failures. Information technology (IT) project leaders who lack strategies to prevent project failures negatively impact their business goals and delivery schedule. Grounded in the theory of constraints, the purpose of this qualitative single case study was to explore strategies IT project leaders use to manage project scope and prevent project failures. Data were collected through semistructured interviews and a review of company documents from 3 participants in a small IT consulting company. Data were analyzed using thematic analysis. Three themes emerged: understanding project scope changes, performance techniques, and communication. A key recommendation is that IT project leaders should use project performance techniques and communicate with stakeholders when identifying strategies to prevent project failures. Implications for positive social change include creating more local IT job opportunities, improving employee compensation, and investing in local communities.
Recommended Citation
Artemus III, James Wesley, "Successful Management Strategies for Addressing Information Technology Project Scope Changes" (2022). Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies. 12258.
https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/dissertations/12258
