Critical appraisal on project management approaches in e-Government

Abstract

This contribution provides a critical appraisal of three of the contemporary project management approaches against e-Government challenges. Most of the project management approaches, put forward during e-Government projects' implementation, are more suitable for the management of the overall development of information systems, rather than being directly targeted on the specific e-Government needs. The incorporation of information technologies in the public management raises different challenges compared to ones encountered in the private sector. This paper identifies the major challenges that characterize the management of e-Government initiatives. This paper recognizes the weaknesses of the contemporary project management approaches against the identified e-Government challenges to make the appraisal more systematic and more suitable for the successful management of e-Government projects. Future analysis of the results will guide the identification of project management gaps, contributing to the better understanding of the factors that lead to governmental IT projects success or failure.