Title: Does a project champion matter? An in-depth understanding of champion impact in a large-scale information system implementation

Authors: Linying Dong

Addresses: Ted Rogers School of Information Technology Management, Ryerson University, 55 Dundas Street, Toronto, ON M5G 2C3, Canada

Abstract: Organisations have been facing challenges in successful implementation of advanced Information Systems (IS). Despite the important role of project champions in IS implementation success, extant research has yet reached conclusive results as to the champion impact. Through an in-depth case study on a large-scale IS implementation, the study offers insights into salient factors that might have constrained champion influence on implementation outcomes.

Keywords: project champions; change management; information systems implementation; implementation success.

DOI: 10.1504/IJISCM.2007.015600

International Journal of Information Systems and Change Management, 2007 Vol.2 No.3, pp.279 - 290

Published online: 02 Nov 2007 *

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