Information systems action research weaknesses addressed with project management

Abstract

Action research is a qualitative research method with several weaknesses when it is used in Information Systems. In order to improve action research in Information Systems, in this paper we address these weaknesses with consolidated results from the project management discipline. We illustrate this proposal along two main aspects: on one side, with a retrospective analysis of a set of problems reported in a published case; and, on other side, by discussing the relationship of our proposal with the interdisciplinary work involved in an Information Systems action research project.