Conceptualizing IT project portfolio management in terms of organisational state-transition approach

Abstract

IT Project Portfolio Management (IT PPM) is an area of organizational activity that attempts to assist in aligning business goals with an organization’s strategic goals. This paper aims to investigate IT PPM from an Information Systems perspective whereby Organizational State-Transition Approach (OSTA) has been evaluated to determine how and why IT PPM solutions are being used in an organizational context. The OSTA was developed with the purpose that it might bring structure to this area of organizational activity. Therefore, the OSTA has been investigated based on literature and the methodology was formulated to collect and analyze data. The results of data have been to evaluate and explore how it might contribute to theory and practice in the future. It concludes by discussing several identified themes regarding how and why organizations benefit from using IT PPM. In addition, it reflects on the use of OSTA in this field.