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Abstract
The project sponsor’s achievement is critical for project success. Hence, this research studies Swedish IT project managers’ opinion on IT project sponsors’ work and their understanding of the project / deliverable. Data were collected by two surveys, in 2007 (public authorities/business, 94 participants), and in 2016 (public authorities, 82 participants). According to the findings, a minority (36%) of the project managers valued the project sponsors’ knowledge / understanding as high (4 and 5 on a 5-point scale). They valued the sponsors’ understanding of the project’s deliverable somewhat higher (about 40%) than the understanding of IT and business (about 30%), and of the overview of the project (about 30%). Seen in the light of recent years’ data-crimes, digital society, and importance of successful businesses, the project sponsor has a huge responsibility and must therefore act from a basis of sound knowledge and complete understanding of the IT project and its deliverable.
Highlights
Cyber-crimes due to defective and insufficient security measures are part of our everyday lives in the new digital society
It is the only question, included in this research asking about what the project manager opinion about his/her owns understanding of the sponsor’s strategy for the deliverable
Middle value (3) in 2007 was 139 counts (37%), in 2016 it was 110 counts (34%), and as a whole the Middle values were 249 counts (35%). These findings show that about one third has a Middle value
Summary
Cyber-crimes due to defective and insufficient security measures are part of our everyday lives in the new digital society. This applies to both individuals and companies / public authorities. A few examples of cyber-crimes (FBI, 2017) are ransomware, going dark, identity theft and online predators. “There were an estimated 3.6 million cases of fraud and two million computers misuse offences in a year” (BBC, 2017). In 2015, the global cost of cybercrime was estimated to $500 billion and might reach $2 trillion in 2019 (Laberis, 2016). “Businesses in all industries and of all sizes have been affected by the increased complexity, novelty and persistence of cyberattacks, with consequences ranging from the reputational to economic and legal.” “Businesses in all industries and of all sizes have been affected by the increased complexity, novelty and persistence of cyberattacks, with consequences ranging from the reputational to economic and legal.” (WEF, 2016, p. 103)
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