Success factors of radical breakthgrough ict projects – comparison of hardware and software cases

• Autores: Jari Matti Sarja
• Localización: International Journal of Innovation: IJI Journal, ISSN-e 2318-9975, Vol. 6, Nº. 1, 2018 (Ejemplar dedicado a: Early view), págs. 40-53
• Idioma: inglés
• DOI: 10.5585/iji.v6i1.198
• Títulos paralelos:
  • Factores de éxito del ascenso radical de los proyectos de ICT –comparación de casos de hardware y software
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  • English

    Because technology pushed product development projects are risky and failure rates are high, the success factors are valuable knowledge for the management of development-intensive firms. This paper provides a comparison of success factor weighting between hardware and software product development projects in the ICT industry improving existing success factor research. We analyze qualitatively interview data from nine intentionally selected start-up firms and identify which success factors were clearly supported by HW and SW firms, and in which area different types of firms could benchmark each other. The practical aim of this paper is that it helps management to recognize the real actions needed to reduce product development risks in HW and SW projects.

  • português

    Debido a que la tecnología impulsa proyectos de desarrollo de productos, éstos son arriesgados y las tazas de fracaso son altas. Los factores de éxito son un valioso conocimiento para la gestión de empresas de desarrollo intensivas. Este estudio proporciona una comparación del peso del factor de éxito entre los proyectos de desarrollo de productos de hardware y software en laindustria de ICT(industria de la tecnología de la información y de las comunicaciones), mejorando la investigaciónsobre los factores de éxito existentes. Analiza cualitativamente los datos de las entrevistas de nueve empresas de nueva creación seleccionadas intencionalmente e identifica cuáles factores de éxito fueron claramente respaldados por las firmas de HW y SW y en cuál área los diferentes tipos de empresas podrían compararse entre si. El objetivo práctico de este estudio es que ayude a la gerencia/administración a reconocer las acciones reales necesarias para reducir el factor de riesgo en el desarrollo de productos en los projectos de HW y SW.

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