| dc.description.abstract | Information Systems (IS) has become ubiquitous in organizations; not only are
Information Systems used for operational purposes, they are also employed in
controlling, planning and strategic levels of management in organizations. This has led
to ever increasing expenditure on IS and an accompanying increasing demand to measure
the business value of the investment associated with IS. The need to measure/evaluate IS
investments (projects) is further exacerbated by the 'productivity paradox', observed in
these investments. Despite higher investments in IS, the resulting business value is not
easily visible.
As an organizational process, evaluation, plays a multifaceted role and, as such, it is a
vital organizational function, strongly related to other management and decision making
processes. One of the most important evaluations of any project is the ex ante evaluation.
This evaluation which informs the go/no go decisions (approval) of projects is extremely
important because it is through this evaluation that beneficial projects are picked and
implemented and non beneficial ones dropped.
This project explores the influence that ex ante evaluation has played in the approval for
implementation of IS projects within the context of institutions of higher education in
Kenya. The study seeks to establish -whether tRerores identified in the IS evaluation
research studies apply within the Kenyan context, the difficulties encountered and
contributions to approval. It is believed that insight into this area of IS project
management will create interest and further study in this field of [S projects management
and therefore contribute positively to improvement of IS projects management within the
developing world context. Also, the collective knowledge base and experience of the
institutions can form a rich source of information for other organizations both in the
country and the region. | en |
