Practicing What We Preach: Understanding Inhibitors tothe Faithful Use of Project Management Practices

摘要

Effective management of software development efforts is one of the most challenging aspects within the IT discipline today.rnLiterature has greatly extended our understanding of project management (PM) practices that enhance the likelihood ofrnsoftware development project success, such as the use of scope change control to manage project changes or structuredrnwalkthroughs to enhance product congruence with customer expectations. Nevertheless, a disconnect seems to exist betweenrna software developer’s knowledge of valuable PM practices and their faithful use of those practices. The research modelrnpresented in this dissertation seeks to address key antecedents to a software developer’s faithful use of PM practices. Thernmodel builds on previous literature by clarifying the role of perceived usefulness in an individual’s usage decision,rnaddressing temporal aspects of the intention to use – usage relationship, examining institutional factors that impact the actualrnuse of a PM practice, and considering drivers of faithful versus ceremonial usage. The ultimate goal of this research is tornprovide guidance regarding the following question: what factors encourage a software developer to faithfully utilize PMrnpractices?