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In taking forward both the Government Modernization and the Civil Service Reform agendas, renewed emphasis is being placed on project management approaches and techniques for achieving objectives more effectively and efficiently. After elaborating on specific electronic government project implementation challenges and giving an overview of state-of-the-art project management approaches, the paper examines the weaknesses of three commonly used methods in the light of the e-Government project challenges. The analysis identifies gaps in the methods, contributing to a better understanding of the factors that lead to success or failure. The resolution of such methodological limitations could lead to the enhancement of project management methods when applied to future projects. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The implementation of eGovernment is a burgeoning phenomenon across the globe. However, a review of the IS literature reveals the inability of public administration organisations to complete information technology projects successfully. Unless governments learn to manage the government transformation projects, these e-dreams will turn into global nightmares. The shortage of studies on eGovernment implementation presents a knowledge gap that needs to be plugged. This paper describes and analyzes the computerisation of the existing paper-based criminal record system in a public organisation in Greece. Our intent is to present an application of a goal driven project management methodology named eGTPM in order to use it as a methodological reference when navigating in the open sea of information technology project implementations in the area of public administration. The successful implementation of the specific project indicates that the application of eGTPM approach could provide a solution to achieve government transformation objectives more effectively and efficiently. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]