The IT project management answer book / David Pratt.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Pratt, David, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Information technology--Management.

Information technology.

Information technology projects.

Project management.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (227 p.)

Edition:

1st edition

Other Title:

Information Technology project management answer book

Place of Publication:

Tysons Corner, Virginia : Management Concepts Press, 2012.

Language Note:

English

System Details:

text file

Summary:

With constrained schedules and anxious stakeholders eager for results, the typical IT project team doesn't have the luxury of wading through lengthy tomes to find solutions. The IT Project Management Answer Book guides you to the specific answers you need to successfully conduct and complete your IT project.Written in an easy-to-use question-and-answer format, the book covers all aspects of managing an IT project, from initial organizational issues to closeout. Following the classic project management processes, author David Pratt builds on the basics to offer valuable insights not found in ot

Contents:

Title Page; Copyright; ABOUT THE AUTHOR; CONTENTS; Preface; Acknowledgments; CHAPTER 1: Why Projects Succeed; Success Factors; Q1 Why are IT projects considered so risky?; Q2 What are the key indicators of IT project success and failure?; Q3 How is business value defined in IT projects?; Project Management Considerations; Q4 How do project cost, complexity, and risk affect how a project should be managed?; Q1 Technical resources make the best IT project managers-right?; Q2 What approaches are available to help fill the qualified PM void?

Q3 Can anyone with project management experience manage an IT project?Q4 What skills does an IT project manager need to be successful?; Q5 How do you determine the size of a project in order to scale your project management effort appropriately?; Types of IT Projects; Q1 What is the difference between an IT project and a business-oriented project?; Q2 What is a custom software development project?; Q3 What is a COTS package implementation project?; Q4 What is a software package integration project?; Q5 What is an infrastructure project?; Q6 What is a transfer system project?

CHAPTER 2: Organizing For SuccessProject Organization; Q1 What constitutes an IT project's leadership team?; Q2 What is the Project Steering Committee?; Q3 What is a Project Advisory Group?; Q4 To whom should the IT project manager report?; Project Teams; Q1 What are the different types of resources included on an IT project team?; Q2 What skill sets are needed for the typical IT project team?; Q3 What are the roles and responsibilities of project team members?; Q4 What roles and responsibilities do vendors fill on project teams?

Q5 Where do the software developers fit into the project organization?Q6 What is the role of the business analyst on the IT project team?; Q7 Who makes up the technical team for a project?; Q8 What are the qualifications for business team leader for an IT project?; Q9 What are the qualifications for a technical team leader for an IT project?; Q10 What are the qualifications for an implementation team leader?; Q11 Who is on the business team for an IT project?; Q12 How do project team organizations differ based on the types of IT projects?

Q13 How do you organize for custom software development projects?Q14 How do you organize for COTS and transfer system projects?; Q15 How do you organize for system modernization projects?; Q16 How do you organize for infrastructure upgrade projects?; Project Management Considerations; Q17 Is the quality assurance analyst a member of the project team?; Q1 What is the role of the IT project manager?; Q2 Who makes the best project manager-a technologist or a businessperson?; Q3 Who handles test management?; Q4 What is the role of the test manager?; Q5 What is communications management?

Q6 What is the role of the communications manager?

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (EBC, viewed February 23, 2018).

ISBN:

9781523097241

1523097248

9781567263794

1567263798

OCLC:

1020496882