Growing competition and choice in the offshore outsourcing field has gradually altered the way organisations select and approach outsourcing contracts. In declining economic conditions organisations are even more concerned than before about the value proposition and risk involved in signing over...

Information systems (IS) make it possible to improve organizational efficiency and effectiveness, which can providecompetitive advantage. There is, however, a great deal of difficulty reported in the normative literature when it comes to theevaluation of investments in IS, with companies often...

The consideration of costs, benefits and risks underpin many Information System (IS) evaluation decisions. Yet, vendorsand project-champions alike tend to identify and focus much of their effort on the benefits achievable from theadoption of new technology, as it is often not in the interest of...

The evaluation of information technology (IT) is fraught with misconception and there is a lack of understanding ofappropriate IT evaluation methods and techniques. The benefits, costs and risks of IT need to be identified, managed, andcontrolled if businesses are to derive value from their...

Optimizing construction project scheduling has received a considerable amount of attention over the past 20 years. As a result, a plethora of methods and algorithms have been developed to address specific scenarios or problems. A review of the methods and algorithms that have been developed to...