Title: The principal barriers and
hindrances
of conducting an IT/IS evaluation in private organisations in Saudi
Arabia
Abstract: This paper discusses the principal
barriers
and hindrances of conducting an IT/IS evaluation in private
organisations
in Saudi Arabia. The primary data and information on IT/IS evaluation
practices
were obtained by means of survey questionnaires and interviews. The
sample
organisations were drawn from the databases of the Saudi Chamber of
Commerce
and Industry. Questionnaires were distributed to 200 private
organisations.
In addition, 24 IT/IS managers were interviewed from separate private
organisations
believing this would be sufficient for the purpose of gaining a deeper
understanding
about IT/IS evaluation process and its factors that influence it. This
paper
seeks to identify the factors of the IS/IT evaluation which they
influence
the practices and procedures of conducting evaluation. The study
concludes
with the identification of a number of factors that have a clear
influence
on IT/IS evaluation in Saudi private organisations.
Author: Saeed Q. Y. Al-Khalidi
