International Journal of Actor-Network Theory and Technological Innovation, 4(3), 1-12, July-September 2012 1 Copyright © 2012, IGI Global. Copying or distributing in print or electronic forms without written permission of IGI Global is prohibited. Keywords: Actor-Network Theory, IT Projects, Risk Identifcation, Risk Management, Translation INTRODUCTION There is an increasing demand for Information Technology (IT) solutions by organisations, including government administrations, financial institutions, higher institutions of learning, and insurance companies (Clancy, 2004). Some of these organisations process high volumes of data at high rates. The effectiveness and efficiency of their operations depend on the capability and capacity of the IT solutions. The IT solutions get obsoletes faster as a result of changes in the business environment and rapid development of IT artefacts. The changes are driven by the business objectives and strategies (Lee & Xia, 2003). This suggests that there is a need to deliver the solutions early while they are still relevant and value-adding to the busi- ness. Many of the IT solutions are employed through IT projects. The IT projects are aimed at enabling busi- ness processes and activities in order to deliver business benefits and competitive advantage. IT projects follow project management principles like any other project in other disciplines and professions. They must be delivered on time, on Assessment of Risk on Information Technology Projects Through Moments of Translation Petronnell Sehlola, Tshwane University of Technology, SouthAfrica Tiko Iyamu, Tshwane University of Technology, SouthAfrica ABSTRACT Many of the IT solutions in an organisation are employed through IT projects. Based on the reliance on IT solutions, organisations’investment on IT projects has increased tremendously in the last two decades. This is informed and triggered by the premises that IT will help them to yield solutions that will fulfll or exceed their expectations, thereby make the organisation realise the required return on investment. Projects are a means to yield solutions through technological artefacts such as infrastructure (networks included), applications, databases or a combination of these. The technological artefacts do carries or are associated with foreseen or unforeseen risks. Hence proper risk identifcation and management on IT projects is necessitated to ensure that the organisation reaches its desire state. Unfortunately, risks are never easy to identify or manage. Using one case, the study employed actor-network theory in the analysis of the data to understand the factors which manifest themselves into risks during the deployment of IT projects in the organisation. DOI: 10.4018/jantti.2012070101