Technology implementation risk management

There is much research available on the topic of IT project management. Since this Handbook s first edition, a follow-up work on the topic of supply chain project management explored root causes for IT project shortcomings. Chapter 9 of that work used IT project lessons learned as case studies for avoiding the pitfalls that go with any supply chain project. This section summarizes that research into root causes for IT project failures. 

Each of the following sections describes a project failure root cause. The five root causes generated by the research are  

A ERP system marketer [Company] offers integrated Flow Manufacturing that enables dramatic benefits such as a 90 percent reduction in cycle time, 50-90 percent reduction in inventory and a dollar-for-dollar increase in working capital. These are all available with a low-risk transition strategy  

B Two software companies [Company 1] and [Company 2] have extended their relationship to offer customers a closed-loop supply chain solution.  

C E-commerce provider [Company] is the leading provider of electronic commerce solutions that dynamically link buying and supplying organizations into real-time trading communities.  

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On risk reduction, the RC-GC commits signatories to utilise clean and safe technology, establish partnership across the value chain, minimise waste, and assess product stewardship practices, whilst GPS recommends measures to complete risk characterisations and risk management recommendations for chemicals in commerce, establish global product stewardship guidelines and develop a management system approach for implementation. 

Information from socio-economic analyses can serve not only to select between alternative risk management measures in the decision-making matrix but can identify the relevant timelines for implementation (e.g., resulting from process change, product reformulation or instillation of pollution abatement technology). In the case of authorisation, REACH specifies that socio-economic data will form a key variable in the identification of suitable alternatives and the period for granting an authorisation before it needs to be reviewed. 

Bergh, M. Sundh, E. 2010. Hearts and Minds— Implementing a safety culture in industry, a project work conducted in the course of risk management and strfety. Chalmers University of Technology, Gothenburg, Sweden. 

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