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    The Impact of Project Culture and Project Knowledge on Business IT Project Success Level
    (Faculty of Commerce and Management Studies University of Kelaniya., 2024-11-01) Jayasuriya, D. R. N.; Razi, M.J.M.; Thilakerathna, P. M. C.
    Information technology (IT) is inevitable in any business in modern days. Therefore, a considerable amount of funds is committed to IT projects yearly. However, according to the available literature and reports, globally, these projects' success level is considerably low. In Sri Lankan context, it is hard to find the studies on measuring the success level of IT business projects from clients' perspective. Therefore, this research's main objective is to measure the success level of IT business projects in Sri Lanka from the client's perspective. Managing project Knowledge is one of the main factors which affect to the project success level. Project culture is believed to be affecting project knowledge management. A quantitative research approach was used with a partial least square structure equation model as the analysis tool. Data were collected from 87 IT projects completed within the last two years in the telecom and banking industries in Sri Lanka. The results revealed a low project success level for IT projects completed within the telecommunication and finance industries. Further, management leadership and trust between project managers affect domain knowledge and knowledge sharing. Domain knowledge positively affected the project success level, but knowledge sharing did not affect the project success level.
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    The Level of Knowledge Management Practices and Barriers to Implement Knowledge Management in IT Projects in Sri Lanka
    (Faculty of Commerce and Management Studies University of Kelaniya., 2024-11-11) Jayasuriya D. R. N.; Razi, M.J.M.; Thilakerathna, P. M. C.
    Knowledge is a critical asset in an organization. New knowledge created while doing projects. IT projects are purely knowledge base projects. It is important to practicing knowledge management within IT projects to capture, store and review knowledge created while doing the project. This research is to identify the level of knowledge management practice within IT projects, what are the barriers to implement the knowledge management and what are the prerequisites to make the knowledge management implementation a success within project organization. A qualitative research approach uses in this research and data collected using semi structured interviews from 15 project managers. The data collected from completed IT projects in telecommunication industry. The code matching method use to analyze the data. The results reveal that knowledge management practicing within IT projects moderately. Further main barriers to implement knowledge management are, limitation of time, additional resources required for knowledge management activities, project culture, lack of leadership and project organization. When considering the prerequisites to implement knowledge management within IT project environment, it is revealed that, incentive schemes, leadership, and establishment of required infrastructure are main prerequisites to implement a successful knowledge management.