Manageable it projects : the owners' choice / Ole Lachmann.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Lachmann, Ole.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Information technology projects--Management.

Information technology projects.

Project management.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (141 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Gylling, Denmark ; Herndon, VA : Copenhagen Bus School Press, 2006.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In Manageable IT Projects, the analysis of a range of major administrative IT (Information Technology) projects has led to a surprising conclusion. The owners' often unconscious choice of what the book calls "project model" appears to be a key factor separating successful projects from failures. Two project models dominate. At first glance the differences between them seem small and unimportant, but analysis reveals that they are of critical importance to the need for resources, the manageability of the project, and the roles and conditions of all parties involved. In non-technical language, the book describes how the two project models operate and explains the hidden mechanisms of organizational culture, leading to an unfortunate preference by mature public and private organizations for the least manageable of the two project models.

Contents:

Intro

Manageable IT Projects- The Owners' Choice

Table of Contents

Foreword

Part 1 Introduction

1.1 Subject

1.2 Project Models

1.3 Structures and Definitions

1.4 Design in Administrative IT Projects

1.5 Management Review

Part 2 Project Models

2.1 Design Models

2.2 Production Model

Part 3 Framework Conditions

3.1 Organisational Cultures and Gaps

3.2 The Image of an IT Project

3.3 Evaluating Project Management

3.4 Measures of Success

Appendixes

Appendix 1 Extreme Project Management

Appendix 2 Why is Acceptance so Slow?

Appendix 3 The Maturing of the Information Society

References.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

87-630-9980-2

OCLC:

774280234