IJPADA 2013 - Special Issue On: e-Government Project Management

Submission Due Date
4/30/2013
Guest Editors
Leonidas G. Anthopoulos
Introduction
e-Government evolution has been based on the implementation of ambitious public programmes, that reflect Government strategic planning and the respective political frameworks. E-Government programmes concern extensive funding for telecommunication networks, software applications, information systems, training, change management, interoperability frameworks, etc. Several complex projects are generated by these programmes, which involve multiple disciplines and stakeholders. In this context, project management is necessary to secure project success.
Today, project management standards and theory provide with useful instructions and tools all major industries, i.e., construction, engineering, software, healthcare, and classify projects respectively, suggesting that e-Government projects could structure a district project category. Indeed, most e-Government projects require special knowledge and disciplines; they are large scale and cross-organization or even supranational, while at the same time many are innovative and politically ambitious. Moreover, e-Government project success demands social adoption beyond successful project implementation.
Objective
This issue aims to present recent theories and practices regarding management of e-Government projects. More specifically, it aims to answer the following questions: Do e-Government projects concern a district novel industry and in this context they have to be managed differently ? Do project management standards (i.e., PMBOK, ICB, etc.) and methods (i.e., PRINCE) are efficient for managing an e-Government project or they must be extended accordingly? How public organizations measure e-Government progress and success? Are existing indexes and models effective for e-Government assessment? Which are the best practices derived from various international practices regarding e-Government project management? (Various case studies could be presented.) How differently public organizations deal with e-Government project management? More specifically, which aspects and attributes of a project a large organization does prioritize (i.e., the OECD, the European Commission, the UN) in comparison to a small organization (i.e., a Municipality)?
Recommended Topics
Topics to be discussed in this special issue include (but are not limited to) the following:
Cases in e-Government project management
Collaborative e-Government project management
Decision making for e-Government project deliverables replacement
E-Government program management
E-Government project complexity
E-Government project observatories
E-Government project portfolio management
E-Government project procurement and contracting
E-Government projects as user labs
Enterprise architecture for e-Government project success
Implementing e-Government strategy via projects
Manage success and failures in e-Government projects
Managing people in e-Government projects
Measuring e-Government projects’ progress
Organization efficiency for e-Government project management
Project management offices for e-Government
Project management standards with regard to e-Government
Recent trends in e-Government project management
Requirements engineering for e-Government projects
Risks, crises, and disaster recovery in e-Government projects
Skills for e-Government project managers
Supply chain in e-Government projects
Theoretical frameworks for e-Government project control, maintenance, and extension
Understanding client needs during e-Government project planning
Submission Procedure
Researchers and practitioners are invited to submit papers for this special theme issue on e-Government Project Management on or before April 30, 2013. All submissions must be original and may not be under review by another publication. INTERESTED AUTHORS SHOULD CONSULT THE JOURNAL’S GUIDELINES FOR MANUSCRIPT SUBMISSIONS at http://www.igi-global.com/Files/AuthorEditor/guide.... All submitted papers will be reviewed on a double-blind, peer review basis. Papers must follow APA style for reference citations.
All submissions and inquiries should be directed to the attention of:
Leonidas G. Anthopoulos
Guest Editor
E-mail: lanthopo-AT-teilar.gr