Project Management for Information Systems
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.
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Content
- 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
- Glossary
- Index
