Information Systems Pre- Evaluation Practices in Context

This paper documents an investigation of the extent to which information system (IS) preevaluation processes affecting the selection of such systems are influenced by the preexisting organizational context in the Jordanian banking sector and the relationship of these processes to IS investment pre-evaluation practices. The study extends the existing knowledge in IS evaluation research by drawing on the interpretive case study to understand how pre-evaluation practices are being influenced by the developing country context of Jordan. The findings demonstrate that there are important contextual factors in all development and implementation activities that affect or frame the evaluation process. The paper also finds that more flexibility in pre-evaluation methodology would be preferable, as it would allow the innovative capacity of the actors to play a significant role in articulating the future of these practices in banking.