Awie C. Leonard

Awie C. LeonardAfter spending several years in the private sector as programmer/systems analyst; project manager, systems development and maintenance manager, Prof Awie Leonard joined the University of Pretoria in 1992 as senior lecturer. Today he is an associate Professor in the Department of Informatics at the University of Pretoria, South Africa. Apart from lecturing a variety of Information Technology subjects, his research focus is in the broad field of IT Service Management. He obtained undergraduate degrees in computer science and the M.Sc. degree in Information Systems from the University of South Africa (UNISA). He obtained his PhD in Informatics in 1998 from the University of Pretoria. Since 1992 he has delivered several conference papers and published several book chapters and articles related to the field of service management in the IT field. A number of students have also completed their PhD-studies under is leadership.

Publications

Social Issues in IT Project Teams
Social Issues in IT Project Teams
Awie C. Leonard, D. H. Van Zyl. © 2019. 13 pages.
The role and impact of social issues in IT project teams should not be underestimated. With the involvement of virtual project teams, this is even more relevant. One such social...
Social Issues in IT Project Teams
Social Issues in IT Project Teams
Awie C. Leonard, D. H. Van Zyl. © 2018. 11 pages.
The role and impact of social issues in IT project teams should not be under estimated. With the involvement of virtual project teams, this is even more relevant. One such social...
A Fluid Metaphor to Theorize IT Artifacts: A Post-ANT Analysis
A Fluid Metaphor to Theorize IT Artifacts: A Post-ANT Analysis
Rennie Naidoo, Awie Leonard. © 2014. 26 pages.
This chapter extends existing metaphors used to conceptualise the unique features of contemporary IT artifacts. Some of these artifacts are innately complex, and current...
Observing the ‘Fluid’ Continuity of an IT Artefact
Observing the ‘Fluid’ Continuity of an IT Artefact
Rennie Naidoo, Awie Leonard. © 2012. 24 pages.
Novel contemporary healthcare information systems offer the prospect of exploring unique features of the IT artefact and probing the finer, integral relations between society...
The Impact of Sound Relationships on Achieving Alignment
The Impact of Sound Relationships on Achieving Alignment
Awie Leonard. © 2005. 6 pages.
International Data Corporation (CIO, 1997) surveyed 283 top executives across three vertical industries: finance, manufacturing, and retail/wholesale. They found “a strong...