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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. The full text downloaded to your computer With eBooks you can: search for key concepts, words and phrases make highlights and notes as you study share your notes with friends eBooks are downloaded to your computer and accessible either offline through the Bookshelf (available as a free download), available online and also via the iPad and Android apps. Upon purchase, you'll gain instant access to this eBook. Time limit The eBooks products do not have an expiry date. You will continue to access your digital ebook products whilst you have your Bookshelf installed.

Project Management for Information Systems

• Project Management for Information Systems


• Contents


• Preface


• List of reviewers


• Acknowledgements


• Part One The Business Context


• Types of information systems projects


• Introduction


• Software development projects


• Package implementation projects


• System enhancement projects


• Consultancy and business analysis assignments


• Systems migration projects


• Infrastructure projects


• Outsourcing (and in-sourcing) projects


• Disaster recovery projects


• Smaller IS projects


• Summary


• Questions


• Case study


• Further reading


• Business strategy and information systems


• Introduction


• What is strategy all about?


• Developing a strategy


• Competition and strategy


• Strategy and culture


• Summary


• Questions


• Case study


• Further reading


• The business case


• Introduction


• Content and format of a business case


• Investment appraisal


• Presenting the business case


• Benefits realization and management


• Summary


• Questions


• Case study


• Further reading


• The organizational framework


• Introduction


• Introduction to organization structures


• Project roles and responsibilities


• Organizing the roles


• Programme and portfolio management


• PRINCE2 organization structure


• Summary


• Questions


• Case study


• Further reading


• The programme and project support office


• Introduction


• Evolution of the PPSO function