Unmasking Project Management

Unmasking Project Management helps professionals in information technology (IT) and business identify successful approaches to management of information systems (MIS) that will work for their organizations and projects.

"Moraveck conveys a broad conceptual understanding and an overview of the fundamentals of project management and how these basic concepts and mechanisms may be applied in the real world. This book will be a significant value-add to information systems project managers who need to encourage innovations within the team, timely executions, and high quality project completions." - B. Raj Sinha, Professor, National University, USA

"Moraveck skillfully delineates best practices of information systems project management (ISPM). Her years of experience in public and private sectors are vividly sketched in this book through her insider views and ISPM wisdom. She highlights the value of risk assessment teams and offers insight and tips to mitigate risk, minimize delays, and manage unforeseen outcomes, using a fresh approach desperately needed at both the traditional and the emerging organization." - Moe Saouli, Adjunct Professor, Argosy University, USA

Autorentext
Cassandra Moraveck is an Information Technology Consultant, Researcher, and Adjunct Professor at Brandman University, USA. She has 23 years of experience working in government IT and she holds a doctorate in Business Administration with a concentration in Information Systems from Argosy University, USA; a master's degree in Information Systems from Claremont Graduate University, USA; and bachelor's degree in Computer Information Systems (CIS) from Chapman University, USA.

Inhalt

1. Introduction 2. The Organization and Forces of Information Systems Change 3. From Visions to Information Systems Projects 4. Avoiding Some Common Problems 5. Projects and Stakeholder Management 6. Middle Space 7. The Career Path and Working Within the Organization 8. The Project Manager 9. Critical Success Factors and Project Success 10. Measuring Project Success 11. The Essentials of Good Management Practices