Information Systems Project Management, livre ebook

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.
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