Project Management for Information Systems

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. This fifth edition has new material on: development life-cycles and approaches (including agile approaches) different types of IS projects and how to manage them implementing change through information systems updated coverage of leadership and management.

ISBN 0132068583   Pages 464 ISBN13 9780132068581 (What's this?)   Volumes 1 Publisher Pearson Education (US)   Weight (grammes) 892 Imprint Prentice Hall   Published in Upper Saddle River Format Paperback   Previous ISBN 9780273685807 Publication date 31 Oct 2007   Height (mm) 246 Library of Congress HD69   Width (mm) 189 DEWEY 658.4038011   Spine width (mm) 27 DEWEY edition DC22   Academic level Tertiary education

Pt. 1		The Business Context		1
1		Types of information systems projects		3
2		Business strategy and information systems		15
3		The business case		31
4		The organizational framework		41
5		The programme and project support office		57
6		Development lifecycles and approaches		67
7		The profile of a project		91
Pt. 2		Project Execution		113
8		Project planning: understanding the work		115
9		Project planning: estimating		139
10		Project planning: scheduling and resourcing		167
11		Monitoring progress		191
12		Exercising control		207
13		Reporting progress		221
Pt. 3		Delivering Success		235
14		Managing quality		237
15		Managing risk		259
16		Value engineering and value management		277
17		Selling the project		285
18		Managing stakeholders		297
19		Managing suppliers		321
20		Managing change		331
Pt. 4		The Human Dimension		353
21		Leadership and performance		355
22		Managing the team		379
23		The project manager		399
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