ABSTRACT

Project Management covers the full range of issues of vital concern to IT managers working in today's hurry-up, budget-conscious business environment. The handbook provides valuable advice and guidance on how to get projects finished on-time, within budget, and to the complete satisfaction of users, whether a high-tech, low-tech, financial, manufacturing, or service organization. Project Management Handbook brings together contributions from an all-star team of more than 40 of experts working at leading enterprise organizations and consulting firms across America, and around the world. With the help of dozens of fascinating and instructive case studies and vignettes, reporting experiences in a wide range of business sectors, those experts share their insights and experience and extrapolate practicable guidelines and actions steps that project managers can put to work on their current projects.

section I|112 pages

Project Management Essentials

chapter 3|18 pages

Project Management

A Structured Framework

chapter 4|10 pages

Collecting Project Information

chapter 5|10 pages

Risk Management

The Safety Net for Project Schedules and Budgets

chapter 9|14 pages

Large-Scale IS Project Management

section II|100 pages

Managing Business Relationships

chapter 11|14 pages

Partnership

The Key to Successful Systems Development in a TQM Company

chapter 16|8 pages

Project Teamwork

How To Make It Happen

chapter 19|10 pages

Assessing Customer Perceptions

section IV|96 pages

Managing Special Projects

section V|84 pages

Measuring and Improving Project Management Success