Information Technology

For courses in Information Technology and Business.

This text supplies students with proven project-management processes, broadly-tested techniques, and solid approaches to the successful management of projects in varying sizes and degrees of complexity. Individual steps demonstrate how a project manager effectively and efficiently navigates through the what, when, and how of work necessary to take a project from idea to execution; and shows the important role disciplined project management plays in transforming corporate strategy into reality.

Insightful and comprehensive coverage.

Numerous, real-world examples.

Chapter-end questions.

  1. Introduction.

  2. Fundamentals.

  3. Idea Stage.

  4. The Pre-Launch Stage.

  5. Launch Stage: Planning.

  6. Launch Stage: Developing Detailed Estimates.

  7. Executive Stage: Schedule, Track, and Control the Project.

  8. Implement Stage.

  9. Operation Stage.

10. Project Portfolio Management.

Appendix 1. Procurement Planning.

Appendix 2. Financial Analysis.

Glossary.

References.

Index.

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