Journal of ICT Research and Applications
Vol. 9 No. 1 (2015)

Requirement Volatility, Standardization and Knowledge Integration in Software Projects: An Empirical Analysis on Outsourced IS Development Projects

Rajesri Govindaraju (Industrial Systems and Techno-economics Research Group, Industrial Technology Faculty, Institut Teknologi Bandung Jalan Ganesa 10, Bandung 40132)
Angra Bramagara (Industrial Systems and Techno-economics Research Group, Industrial Technology Faculty, Institut Teknologi Bandung Jalan Ganesa 10, Bandung 40132)
Leksananto Gondodiwiryo (Industrial Systems and Techno-economics Research Group, Industrial Technology Faculty, Institut Teknologi Bandung Jalan Ganesa 10, Bandung 40132)
Tota Simatupang (Industrial Systems and Techno-economics Research Group, Industrial Technology Faculty, Institut Teknologi Bandung Jalan Ganesa 10, Bandung 40132)



Article Info

Publish Date
30 Jun 2015

Abstract

Information systems development (ISD) projects are highly complex, with different groups of people having  to collaborate and exchange their knowledge. Considering the intensity of knowledge exchange that takes place in outsourced ISD projects, in this study a conceptual model was developed, aiming to examine the influence of four antecedents, i.e. standardization, requirement volatility, internal integration, and external integration, on two dependent variables, i.e. process performance and product performance. Data  were collected from 46 software companies in four big cities in Indonesia. The collected data were examined to verify the proposed theoretical model using the partial least square structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM) technique. The results show that process performance is significantly influenced by internal integration and standardization, while product performance is  significantly influenced by external integration and  requirement volatility. This study contributes  to a better understanding of how knowledge integration can be managed in outsourced ISD projects in view of increasing their success.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

jictra

Publisher

Subject

Computer Science & IT

Description

Journal of ICT Research and Applications welcomes full research articles in the area of Information and Communication Technology from the following subject areas: Information Theory, Signal Processing, Electronics, Computer Network, Telecommunication, Wireless & Mobile Computing, Internet ...