Schedule Performance of IT Megaprojects: A Case of European Railway Traffic Management System Projects

Kornpong Mahitthiburin; Kim Normann Andersen; Steven Harrod

Schedule Performance of IT Megaprojects: A Case of European Railway Traffic Management System Projects

Kornpong Mahitthiburin, Kim Normann Andersen, Steven Harrod

Copenhagen Business School

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Our analysis of 95 European Railway Traffic Management System (ERTMS) projects reveals that only 13% of the ERTMS projects manage to be on time, and the likelihood that the project will be delayed more than 1.5 times the initial estimation is 60%. This alarming trend not only poses concerns for the railways but also places significant pressure on the IS community to address and help mitigate these escalating challenges of IT megaprojects. The paper provides an analytical contribution that paves the way for future research on IT megaprojects.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	AMCIS 2024 Proceedings
Editors	Michelle Carter, Kelly Fadel, Thomas Meservy, Deborah Armstrong, Amit Deokar, Matthew Jensen
Number of pages	10
Volume	8
Publisher	Association for Information Systems
Publication date	2024
Article number	1863
ISBN (Electronic)	978-1-958200-11-7
Publication status	Published - 2024
Event	30^th Americas Conference on Information Systems - Salt Lake City, United States Duration: 15 Aug 2024 → 17 Aug 2024

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Conference	30^th Americas Conference on Information Systems
Country/Territory	United States
City	Salt Lake City
Period	15/08/2024 → 17/08/2024

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Mahitthiburin, K., Andersen, K. N., & Harrod, S. (2024). Schedule Performance of IT Megaprojects: A Case of European Railway Traffic Management System Projects. In M. Carter, K. Fadel, T. Meservy, D. Armstrong, A. Deokar, & M. Jensen (Eds.), AMCIS 2024 Proceedings (Vol. 8). Article 1863 Association for Information Systems. https://aisel.aisnet.org/amcis2024/it_pm/it_pm/8/

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Mahitthiburin, K, Andersen, KN & Harrod, S 2024, Schedule Performance of IT Megaprojects: A Case of European Railway Traffic Management System Projects. in M Carter, K Fadel, T Meservy, D Armstrong, A Deokar & M Jensen (eds), AMCIS 2024 Proceedings. vol. 8, 1863, Association for Information Systems, 30^th Americas Conference on Information Systems, Salt Lake City, Utah, United States, 15/08/2024. <https://aisel.aisnet.org/amcis2024/it_pm/it_pm/8/>

Schedule Performance of IT Megaprojects: A Case of European Railway Traffic Management System Projects. / Mahitthiburin, Kornpong; Andersen, Kim Normann; Harrod, Steven.
AMCIS 2024 Proceedings. ed. / Michelle Carter; Kelly Fadel; Thomas Meservy; Deborah Armstrong; Amit Deokar; Matthew Jensen. Vol. 8 Association for Information Systems, 2024. 1863.

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