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Albrecht, J. C. (2025). Towards a Description of the Lifecycle of Digital Transformation Projects. In IEEE Technology and Engineering Management Society, 2025 IEEE European Technology and Engineering Management Summit (E-TEMS) (pp. 166-170). Piscataway, NJ: IEEE. https://doi.org/10.1109/E-TEMS64751.2025.11239239
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Digital transformation projects (DTP) enable new kinds of either inter- or intra-organizational collaboration on the foundation of digital technologies such as the Internet of Things/ industry 4.0 and bring about organizational change. The speed of innovation; the interconnectedness of technologies; a diverse stakeholder environment; dependencies with other business activities; activities of business process management and change management all turn the management of DTP into a challenging endeavor. This is particularly true for their budgeting that does not seem to match descriptions of project management lifecycle models from recognized international project management standards. Based on this observation, a secondary analysis of interview data from two series of qualitative interviews was performed. In this article we scrutinize the applicability of popular lifecycle models to DTP. Therewith, this research contributes to a better understanding of DTPs' lifecycles and builds a foundation for the development of a methodology for their management.
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DOI 10.1109/E-TEMS64751.2025.11239239
Keywords
digital transformation
digital transformation
projects
grounded theory
project management
standards
project management lifecycle
qualitative research