An Integrated Model of Factors Affecting Information Technology Implementation Success in Organizations

The impact of Information Technology on individuals, organization and society is changing everything. The extent of technological revolution that the world is presently witnessing is that Information Technology has become the vehicle or major engine of the information age which has reduce the world to a global village. This new technological epoch is apparent through the intensified investment in computer-processing and data preparation appliance in the manufacturing and service industry and telecommunications infrastructure, and its widespread usage in government agencies, educational organizations, and, more recently, in the households. Owing to these technological progressions, the implementation and application of Information Technology is a significant driving force behind many socioeconomic changes. The Implementation and the subsequent use of IT is a process of interrelated steps, slipping at any of the implementation stages may actually increase inefficiency, ineffectiveness and promote a number of uncertainties. This paper tries to identify different factors which help for a successful IT implementation in organizations. Merging the factors so identified into IT implementation stages the author tries to develop a framework for successful Information technology implementation. Extensive review of literature and expert advice has been sought in developing the framework which we hope to get fee back on publication. The outcome of the study will be a model which helps organizations to understand which are the critical factors for a successful Information technology Implementation and the relation between these factors.