How to cheat at IT project management - Snedaker, Susan (Syngress, 2005)
Includes index
What's project management got to do with IT? -- What's corporate strategy got to do with IT? -- Navigating corporate politics -- Managing the IT project team -- Defining IT projects -- Organizing IT projects -- Quality from the ground up -- Forming the IT project team -- Planning IT projects -- Managing IT projects -- Tracking IT projects -- Closing out IT projects
This book is written with the IT professional in mind. It provides a clear, concise system for managing IT projects, regardless of the size or complexity of the project. It avoids the jargon and complexity of traditional project management (PM) books. Instead, it provides a unique approach to IT project management, combining strategic business concepts (project ROI, strategic alignment, etc.) with the very practical, step-by-step instructions for developing and managing a successful IT project. Its short enough to be easily read and used but long enough to be comprehensive in the right places. * Essential information on how to provide a clear, concise system for managing IT projects, regardless of the size or complexity of the project * As IT jobs are outsourced, there is a growing demand for project managers to manage outsourced IT projects * Companion Web site for the book provides dozens of working templates to help readers manage their own IT projects