The
supporters can also be categorized as funders (because they provide financial resources),
power brokers (because they exert influence on project organization), and fixers (because
they provide information and control decisions) (Sauer, 1993). Users of the system are an
important part of the supporters as they not only provide basic information and requirements
but also provide feedback to the funders and power brokers to make long-term decisions. It
is important to note that the factors like organizational politics, nature and sources of power,
history, and environment of the organization are the factors which make direct influences
on the triangle.
The relationships among the system, project organization, and supporters are also interesting
to examine. Each relationship contains different types of characteristics and factors which
also influence the whole system. For the supporters-project organization relationship, the
most significant thing is the flow of support. If the system satisfies the supporters, then the
support for the system is there; if the system does not meet the goals, as perceived by the
Figure 1. Triangle of dependencies
System,
(project GAMMA)
Project Organization
(ALPHA Team)
Supporters
(BETA management and
users)
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