ASSESSMENT OF SOFTWARE TECHNOLOGY ADOPTION ON PROJECT SUCCESS IN RESEARCH INSTITUTES IN SOUTH-WEST, NIGERIA

Abstract

The modern world is fast becoming computerised with software technology, enjoying an increase in usage in daily obligations. Software technology is now relevant in many infrastructures and utilities that are being controlled by computer-based systems. For instance, most electrical products include a computer have controlling software, industrial manufacturing and distribution is completely computerized, as is the financial system. As rapid and widespread this new paradigm is moving, the assessment of software technology adoption on project success in organisations has received relatively little attention in research. Hence, there is a lack of clarity concerning the relationship between project success and the roles of software technology. Therefore, this research investigated and provided information on how software technology adoption has contributed to project success in research institutes in South-West, Nigeria. The study adopted a survey research design where a questionnaire was used to collect primary data from one hundred and seventy-one (171) researchers from the research institutes in South-West, Nigeria. The sampling technique adopted for the study is the random sampling technique. The collected data was analysed using both statistical package for social sciences (SPSS) version 25 and Partial Least Square Structural Equation Modelling (PLS-SEM). The findings showed that Microsoft Excel with a mean value of 4.5, SPSS with a mean value of 3.5 are the most adopted software technology used in the research institutes for their projects. Also, the findings of the study showed that there is a significant positive relationship between software technology adoption and project success. Furthermore, the findings revealed that "poor internet connectivity" with a mean value of 4.4 is the most experienced challenge of using software technology while "researchers are not requesting the use of software for projects" with a mean value of 2.7 is the least experienced challenge of using software technology in the study area. The results also revealed that "improved productivity"