Propositions for CSFs in cloud computing projects
| Proposition dimension | Proposition | Theoretical basis | CSF analytics for cloud |
|---|---|---|---|
| a) Organizational | P1) The commitment of senior management/sponsor contributes to the project’s success | Chow and Cao (2008) | |
| P2) The company’s organizational environment contributes to the project’s success | |||
| P3) The organizational environment of the project team contributes to the project’s success | |||
| b) People | P4) The capacity of the team (soft skills) contributes to the project’s success | Chow and Cao (2008) | |
| P5) Customer engagement contributes to the project’s success P6) The team’s technical knowledge is a differential to the project’s success P7) The PM’s knowledge of managing conflicts of interest contributes to achieving the project's success | Wang et al. (2016); Sheffield and Lemétayer (2013); Sultan (2011). | Confirm the difference in relevance in the cloud | |
| c) Proceedings | P8) Process management contributes to the project’s success | Chow and Cao (2008) | |
| d) Technique | P9) The delivery strategy contributes to the project’s success | Chow and Cao (2008) | |
| P10) Agile techniques contribute to the project’s success | |||
| e) Project | P11) The nature of the project contributes to the project’s success | Chow and Cao (2008) | |
| P12) The type of project contributes to the project’s success | |||
| P13) The project schedule contributes to the project’s success | |||
| f) Contract management | P14) The items negotiated in the contract between customer and provider (agreed service level, access restriction, cost, type, quantities and prioritization of services) contribute to the project’s success P15) The knowledge of the PM in contract management contributes to the project’s success | Wang et al. (2016), Hofmann and Woods (2010); Armbrust et al. (2010), Avram (2014); Wang et al. (2016); Sheffield and Lemétayer (2013); Sultan (2011) | Suggested CSF for the cloud context Confirm the difference in relevance in the cloud |
| g) Change and risk management | P16) Proper risk management contributes to the project’s success P17) Proper change management contributes to the project’s success | Avram (2014), Wang et al. (2016); Google (2020), Wang et al. (2016) | Confirm the difference in relevance in the cloud |
| h) Communication management | P18) Effective communication contributes to the project’s success | Wang et al. (2016); Sheffield and Lemétayer (2013) | Confirm the difference in relevance in the cloud |
| Proposition dimension | Proposition | Theoretical basis | CSF analytics for cloud |
|---|---|---|---|
| a) Organizational | P1) The commitment of | ||
| P2) The | |||
| P3) The | |||
| b) People | P4) The | ||
| P5) | Confirm the difference in relevance in the cloud | ||
| c) Proceedings | P8) | ||
| d) Technique | P9) The | ||
| P10) | |||
| e) Project | P11) The | ||
| P12) The | |||
| P13) The | |||
| f) Contract management | P14) The | Suggested CSF for the cloud context | |
| g) Change and risk management | P16) Proper | Confirm the difference in relevance in the cloud | |
| h) Communication management | P18) Effective | Confirm the difference in relevance in the cloud |