Excerpt from I/S Design Team Performance: A Control Theory Perspective The increased use of information technology as a key element of strategy has been well documented (bakos and Treacy 1986, Cash and Konsynski 1985, Ives and Learmonth 1984, Parsons 1983, Rockart and Scott Morton And yet, the ability to effectively manage the development of information systems (i/s) still represents a significant challenge. Kemerer for example, noted that backlogs in US have been increased substantially over the last decade and a high percentage of systems finish over budget and late. In this paper we examine the performance of US design teams from the perspective of control theory. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.