In this issue: Systematic and Holistic IT Project Management Approach for Commercial Software with Case Studies

Abstract: IT is fast becoming intrinsic to our daily existence. Companies invest large sums of monies for major IT projects with very limited success. Despite the abundance of IT project man-agement (ITPM) resources (Body of Knowledge, IT standards, governance), a large percentage of IT projects continue to be scrapped, over budget, and/or delayed. In a few decades, a large-scale IT failure will become more than just an expensive inconvenience: it will put our way of life at risk. Re-cent studies have shown a 66 % IT project failure rate, with 52 % of the projects being cancelled, and 82 % being delivered late. Of the companies surveyed, 67 % feel their PM programs/practices are “in need of repair”. Thus, complying with traditional IT/Business governances and project management methodology may not be enough to ensure enterprise IT project success/performance. Implement-ing a more systematic and holistic approach might demonstrate improved project success factors. A systematic and holistic project management methodology would address the following questions to improve the success of IT projects: • How should business processes be redesigned to be aligned with the overall system design and functionality in order to improve the outcomes/performance of IT project? • What is the relationship between business requirements and the overall system IT architecture and infrastructure? • How could alignment be achieved between the overall system ar