The impact of it governance on it projects -the case of the ghana rural bank computerization and inter-connectivity project

This research seeks to analyse the root causes of the massive failures of IT Projects especially in government establishments. This study shows that the successful implementation of IT projects does not lie only Project in Management principles. It answers the question 'why are IT projects failing despite the application of tried and tested Project Management principles ? The paper also concludes that Project Management principles per se do not guarantee the successful implementation of IT projects, but have to be brought within the principle of IT Governance. Conclusions are drawn from the Ghana Rural Bank Computerization and Inter-connectivity Project, an activity under the Millennium Challenge Account of the Millennium Development Authority to show that IT Governance needs to be inculcated into IT Projects to make its implementation successful.

本研究旨在剖析信息技术（Information Technology）项目大规模失败的根本成因，尤其聚焦于政府机构内的IT项目失败问题。本研究表明，IT项目的成功实施并非仅依赖项目管理（Project Management）原则，并解答了这一核心疑问：为何在应用了经过实践检验的项目管理原则后，IT项目仍会失败？本研究同时得出结论：项目管理原则本身并不能确保IT项目的成功实施，必须将其纳入信息技术治理（IT Governance）框架之中。本研究以千年发展局（Millennium Development Authority）下辖千年挑战账户（Millennium Challenge Account）项下的一项活动——加纳农村银行计算机化与互联互通项目为论证案例，表明需将IT治理融入IT项目之中，方可保障项目顺利实施。