Strategic portfolio of IT projects at universities: A systematic and non-conventional literature review
La cartera estratégica de proyectos de TI en las universidades: Una revisión de literatura sistemática y no convencional
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https://doi.org/10.15446/ing.investig.v39n2.72431Keywords:
Information technology, IT governance, portfolio of IT projects, good practices, universities (en)Tecnologías de la Información, Gobernanza de TI, Cartera de proyectos de TI, buenas prácticas, universidades (es)
One of the most accepted review methods in the scientific community is the Systematic Literature Review (SLR). A SLR process allows determining the interest of the scientific community in the subject matter of the preliminary research, the type of research and the areas of knowledge to which the topic is more related, among other aspects. For our research, we need to determine the scientific basis of the portfolio of information technology (IT) project, as initial good practice for the implementation of an IT governance culture. Universities have been specifically selected as the type of organization in the communities that have developed formal processes and good practices for the implementation of IT governance. In addition to the SLR, a review was carried out based on non-conventional literature from repositories of prestigious professional organizations and universities. It is concluded that the portfolio of IT projects is a good practice of IT governance and that there is an interest from the scientific community. From this analysis, it is clear that there are works in both the area of Computer Science and the Administration of Organizations.
Uno de los métodos de revisión más aceptados en la comunidad científica es la Systematic Literature Review (SLR). Un proceso de SLR permite determinar el interés de la comunidad científica en el tema objeto de la investigación preliminar, encontrar publicaciones existentes y establecer las áreas del conocimiento con las que el tema a investigar se encuentra más relacionado, entre otros aspectos. Para nuestra investigación necesitamos determinar la trascendencia científica de la cartera de proyectos de tecnologías de la información (TI), como una buena práctica inicial para la implantación de una cultura de gobernanza de las TI. Se eligen las universidades en las cuales se han desarrollado procesos formales y de buenas prácticas de implantación de gobernanza de las TI. Adicionalmente al SLR, se realiza una revisión sustentada en la literatura no convencional de repositorios de organizaciones profesionales de prestigio y de universidades. Se concluye que la cartera de proyectos de TI es una buena práctica de la gobernanza de las TI y que existe interés en la comunidad científica. Del análisis se desprende que hay trabajos procedentes tanto del área de las Ciencias de la Computación como de la Administración de las Organizaciones.
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