The management of risk in information systems development

Ikram, N

Abstract

Despite impressive advances in technology and a plethora of Information Systems
development methods there remain plentiful stories of Information Systems project failure.
Risk Management promises a positive impact on Information Systems Development and has
raised hopes of alleviating such problems
This thesis summarises the earlier literature on the topic of Risk and Risk
Management. It reports the results of an empirical study into the Management of Risk in
Information Systems Development and provides both a better understanding of Risk
Management in Information Systems Development and suggestions for the improvement of
the theory and practice of Risk Management in Information System Development. In the
review of the relevant literature about Risk, Risk Management, and Information Systems
Risk Management, the thesis describes the essential concepts of the notion of Risk The
suggested methods and practices of Risk Management in Information Systems Development
are reviewed and critiqued and this lays down the basis for an empirical exploration, which
includes a questionnaire survey. The empirical study undertaken investigates the nature of
risks, current risk management practices, and their effect on Information Systems
Development in the UK
The study shows that there is a lack of rigorous research into Risk Management.
The current literature provides useful knowledge and guidelines on Risk Management, but
many of the claims made in the literature have no empirical validation. According to the
empirical findings, the application of Risk Management to Information Systems
Development is not a common practice. Furthermore, the positive effect of Risk
Management on Information Systems Development is not very high and practitioners hold

Citation

Ikram, N. The management of risk in information systems development. (Thesis). Salford : University of Salford

• Thesis Type: Thesis
• Deposit Date: Oct 3, 2012
• Award Date: Jan 1, 2000