Project Management for Information Systems, 5th edition

Published by Pearson (October 31, 2007) © 2008

  • James Cadle Business Analyst James Cadle Consulting
  • Donald Yeates Henley Managment College
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Title overview

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.

Table of contents

  1. 1 Types of information systems projects
  2. 2 Business strategy and information systems
  3. 3 The business case
  4. 4 The organizational framework
  5. 5 The programme and project support office
  6. 6 Development lifecycles and approaches
  7. 7 The profile of a project
  8. 8 Project planning: understanding the work
  9. 9 Project planning: estimating
  10. 10 Project planning: scheduling and resourcing
  11. 11 Monitoring progress
  12. 12 Exercising control
  13. 13 Reporting progress
  14. 14 Managing quality
  15. 15 Managing risk
  16. 16 Value management
  17. 17 Selling the project
  18. 18 Managing stakeholders
  19. 19 Managing suppliers
  20. 20 Managing change
  21. 21 Leadership and performance
  22. 22 Managing the team
  23. 23 The project manager
  24. 24 Developing your career

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