Contact Professor John Ward
Background
John's main areas of interest are the strategic uses of IS/IT, the integration of IS/IT strategies with business strategies, the development of organisational IS capabilities and the management of IS/IT investments. He has published many papers in leading academic and business journals, including California Management Review and is co-author of the books, Strategic Planning for Information Systems and Benefits Management: Delivering Value from IS & IT Investments. He was Director of the IS Research Centre from 1993-2004. Prior to joining Cranfield in 1984, John worked in industry for 15 years, the last three as Systems Development Manager at Kodak Limited. He acts as a consultant to a range of major international corporations and public sector organisations. He has a degree in Natural Sciences from Cambridge, is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants and is a past-President of the UK Academy for Information Systems.
Current activities
John's main areas of interest are the strategic uses of IS/IT, the integration of IS/IT strategies with business strategies, the development of organisational IS capabilities and the management of IS/IT investments. He has published many papers in leading academic and business journals, including California Management Review and is co-author of the books, Strategic Planning for Information Systems and Benefits Management: Delivering Value from IS & IT Investments. He was Director of the IS Research Centre from 1993-2004. Prior to joining Cranfield in 1984, John worked in industry for 15 years, the last three as Systems Development Manager at Kodak Limited. He acts as a consultant to a range of major international corporations and public sector organisations. He has a degree in Natural Sciences from Cambridge, is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants and is a past-President of the UK Academy for Information Systems.
Publications
Articles In Journals
- Daniel E & Ward J. (2015). Improving the business-IT relationship with IT project portfolio management. Cutter IT Journal, 28(1)
- Kutsch E, Ward J, Hall M & Algar J. (2015). The Contribution of the Project Management Office: A Balanced Scorecard Perspective. Information Systems Management, 32(2)
- Daniel E, Ward J & Franken A. (2014). A dynamic capabilities perspective of IS project portfolio management. The Journal of Strategic Information Systems, 23(2)
- Lee-Kelley L, Turner N & Ward J. (2014). Intentionally creating a community of practice to connect dispersed technical professionals. Research Technology Management, 57(2)
- Ward J & Daniel EM. (2013). The role of project management offices (PMOs) in IS project success and management satisfaction. Journal of Enterprise Information Management, 26(3)
- Ward JM. (2012). Information systems strategy: Quo vadis?. The Journal of Strategic Information Systems, 21(2)
- Kutsch E & Ward J. (2012). The fallacies of modern project risk management: A process worth disengaging from?. Cutter IT Journal, 25(7)
- Cragg P, Caldeira M & Ward J. (2011). Organizational information systems competences in small and medium-sized enterprises. Information & Management, 48(8)
- Redondo E, Daniel E & Ward J. (2009). Combining the rational and relational perspectives of electronic trading. European Journal of Information Systems, 18(1)
- Ward J, Daniel E & Peppard J. (2008). BUILDING BETTER BUSINESS CASES FOR IT INVESTMENTS. MIS QUARTERLY EXECUTIVE, 7(1)
- Mohdzaher M & Ward J. (2007). A study of subsidiaries views of information systems strategic planning in multinational organisations. The Journal of Strategic Information Systems, 16(4)
- White A, Daniel E, Ward J & Wilson H. (2007). The adoption of consortium B2B e-marketplaces: An exploratory study. The Journal of Strategic Information Systems, 16(1)
- Daniel E & Ward J. (2006). Integrated service delivery. Business Process Management Journal, 12(1)
- Ward J, Hemingway C & Daniel E. (2005). A framework for addressing the organisational issues of enterprise systems implementation. The Journal of Strategic Information Systems, 14(2)
- Peppard J & Ward J. (2005). Unlocking sustained business value from IT investment. California Management Review, 48(1)
- Peppard J & Ward J. (2005). Unlocking sustained business value from IT investments. California Management Review, 48(1)
- Daniel EM, White A & Ward JM. (2004). Exploring the role of third parties in inter‐organizational Web service adoption. Journal of Enterprise Information Management, 17(5)
- Peppard J & Ward J. (2004). Beyond strategic information systems: towards an IS capability. The Journal of Strategic Information Systems, 13(2)
- Caldeira MM & Ward JM. (2003). Using resource-based theory to interpret the successful adoption and use of information systems and technology in manufacturing small and medium-sized enterprises. European Journal of Information Systems, 12(2)
- Caldeira MM & Ward JM. (2002). Understanding the successful adoption and use of IS/IT in SMEs: an explanation from Portuguese manufacturing industries. Information Systems Journal, 12(2)
- Dhillon G & Ward J. (2002). Chaos Theory as a Framework for Studying Information Systems. Information Resources Management Journal, 15(2)
- Braganza A & Ward J. (2001). Implementing strategic innovation: supporting people over the design and implementation boundary. Strategic Change, 10(2)
- Peppard J & Ward J. (1999). ‘Mind the Gap’: diagnosing the relationship between the IT organisation and the rest of the business. The Journal of Strategic Information Systems, 8(1)
- Ward J & Elvin R. (1999). A new framework for managing IT‐enabled business change. Information Systems Journal, 9(3)
- Ward J & Peppard J. (1996). Reconciling the IT/business relationship: a troubled marriage in need of guidance. The Journal of Strategic Information Systems, 5(1)
- Ward J, Taylor P & Bond P. (1996). Evaluation and realisation of IS/IT benefits: an empirical study of current practice. European Journal of Information Systems, 4(4)
- Ward J. (1996). User driven innovation — the world's first business computer. The Journal of Strategic Information Systems, 5(2)
- Ward J. (1995). A Report on the Fourth Annual UK Information Systems Doctoral Consortium. Journal of Information Technology, 10(2)
- Ward J. (1995). A report on the Fourth Annual UK Information Systems Doctoral Consortium. Journal of Information Technology, 10(2)
- Ward JM. (1990). A portfolio approach to evaluating information systems investments and setting priorities. Journal of Information Technology, 5(4)
- Ward JM. (1990). A Portfolio Approach to Evaluating Information Systems Investments and Setting Priorities. Journal of Information Technology, 5(4)
- Ward JM. (1988). Information Planning for Strategic Advantage. Journal of Information Technology, 3(3)
- Ward JM. (1988). Information Systems and Technology Application Portfolio Management – an Assessment of Matrix-Based Analyses. Journal of Information Technology, 3(3)
- Ward JM. (1988). Information Systems and Technology Application Portfolio Management – an Assessment Or Matrix-Based Analyses. Journal of Information Technology, 3(3)
- Ward JM. (1988). Information Planning for Strategie Advantage. Journal of Information Technology, 3(3)
- Ward JM. (1987). Integrating information systems into business strategies. Long Range Planning, 20(3)
- Ward JM. (1986). An Appraisal of the Competitive Benefits of IT. Journal of Information Technology, 1(3)
- Ward JM. (1986). An Appraisal of the Competitive Benefits of IT. Journal of Information Technology, 1(3)
Conference Papers
- Mohdzain MB, White AD & Ward JM. (2009). Co-evolution of supply chain strategies and technologies
- Ward J, De Hertogh S & Viaene S. (2007). Managing Benefits from IS/IT Investments: An Empirical Investigation into Current Practice
- Daniel E & Ward J. (2005). Enterprise portals: addressing the organisational and individual perspectives of information systems
Books
- Ward J, Stratil P, Uhl A & Schmid A. (2016). Smart Mobility: An Up-and-Down Ride on the Transformation Roller Coaster In Business Transformation Essentials. Routledge.
- Ward J & Daniel E. Ward J & Daniel E (eds). (2012). Benefits Management
- Dhillon GS & Ward J. (2003). Chaos Theory as a Framework for Studying Information Systems In Advances in Information Resources Management. IGI Global.
- Daniel E, Wilson H, McDonald M & Ward J. (2001). Marketing Stategy in the Digital Age: Exploiting e-Commerce in your Busines
- Breu K, Ward J & Murray P. (2000). Success Factors in Leveraging the Corporate Information and Knowledge Resource Through Intranets In Knowledge Management and Virtual Organizations. IGI Global.
- Edwards C, Ward J & Bytheway A. (1996). The Essence of Information Systems