Project management for information systems
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Project management for information systems
Pearson/Prentice Hall, 2008
5th ed
- : pbk
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Originally published: London : Pitman, 1991
Includes bibliographical references and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
Cadle and Yeates' Project Management for Information Systems is suitable for undergraduate students studying Project Management within the IT environment.
This comprehensive and practical book is an excellent starting point for any students of Project Management for Information Systems, whether they are from a computing or a business background, at undergraduate or masters level. The authors strike a good balance - covering both the mechanics of project management and the human factors involved and include plenty of case studies and exercises as well as good and bad examples from real life.
Table of Contents
1 Types of information systems projects
2 Business strategy and information systems
3 The business case
4 The organizational framework
5 The programme and project support office
6 Development lifecycles and approaches
7 The profile of a project
8 Project planning: understanding the work
9 Project planning: estimating
10 Project planning: scheduling and resourcing
11 Monitoring progress
12 Exercising control
13 Reporting progress
14 Managing quality
15 Managing risk
16 Value management
17 Selling the project
18 Managing stakeholders
19 Managing suppliers
20 Managing change
21 Leadership and performance
22 Managing the team
23 The project manager
24 Developing your career
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