Information Systems Project Management
Published on 19. December 2014
186 pages
978-1-63157-123-7 (ISBN)
Description
Information Systems Project Management addresses project management in the context of information systems. It deals with general project management principles, with focus on the special characteristics of information systems. It is based on an earlier text, but shortened to focus on essential project management elements.This updated version presents various statistics indicating endemic problems in completing information system projects on time, within budget, at designed functionality. While successful completion of an information systems project is a challenge, there are some things that can be done to improve the probability of project success. This book reviews a number of project management tools, including, developing organizational ability to work on projects, better systems analysis and design, project estimation, and project
control and termination.
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David Olson
Information Systems Project Management
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David L. Olson is the James & H.K. Stuart professor in MIS and chancellor's professor at the University of Nebraska. He has published research in over 200 refereed journal articles, primarily on the topic of multiple objective decision-making and information technology. He has authored over 20 books, and associate editor of a number of journals. He has made over 150 presentations at international and national conferences on research topics. He is a member of the Decision Sciences Institute, the Institute for Operations Research and Management Sciences, and the Multiple Criteria Decision Making Society. He was a Lowry Mays endowed professor at Texas A&M University from 1999 to 2001. He was named the Raymond E. Miles Distinguished Scholar award for 2002, and was a James C. and Rhonda Seacrest Fellow from 2005 to 2006. He was named Best Enterprise Information Systems Educator by IFIP in 2006. He is a fellow of the Decision Sciences Institute.
Content
Chapter 1 Introduction to Project Management ..........................1
PART I The Human Element .................................................... 15
Chapter 2 Human Factors in Information
Systems Project Management ..........................................17
Chapter 3 Project Organization .......................................................31
PART II Project Adoption and Planning .................................... 41
Chapter 4 Project Selection and Approval ........................................43
Chapter 5 System Development ......................................................65
PART III Tools ............................................................................ 91
Chapter 6 Estimation ......................................................................93
Chapter 7 Quantitative Project Scheduling Methods .....................117
PART IV Project Completion .................................................. 149
Chapter 8 Project Control and Assessment ....................................151
Chapter 9 Project Implementation .................................................169
References ...........................................................................................179
Index .................................................................................................181
