aMaster of Science of Project & Construction Management, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran
bMember of Academic Board, Payame Noor University, Tehran, Iran
cPhD Candidate of Economics, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran
dAssistant Professor of Banking, Business Management, MBA Department, Payame Noor University, Hamedan, Iran
Online published on 6 August, 2014.
The purpose of the study was to conduct a concurrent mixed research to determine which of the independent variables of user characteristics, systems characteristics and organization support or the mediating variable of belief that has made the most contribution to information technology usage in projects of an(IT & Software Tech Organization) under review. The research determined whether the benefits resulting from current IT practices in the city are focused on operational, tactical or strategic benefits. Close-ended survey questionnaire was used to collect data from survey participants. The open-ended survey questionnaire was used to collect more detailed and broader information from few selected participants with IT background. Hierarchical multiple regression analysis was used to test the hypothesis and the result showed that there was linear relationship between IT usage and IT maturity (F (7,103) = 4.33, p <.001). There was positive relationship between IT usage subscale variables of user training, system characteristics, management support and user support with IT maturity (p <.01). This result suggests that training users on computer systems and new software applications improve user skills, confidence, productivity and would lead to higher IT maturity index.
Information Technology Maturity, Project Management, High tech organization
