The new edition of Marchewa's Information Technology Project Management focuses on more simplified chapters, practical examples and the addition of small case studies to every chapter. The text contains the same level of depth and brevity that's simply written and easy to understand as previous issues. Marchewka continues to focus on how to create measurable organizational value (MOV) to create a solid foundation for making decisions throughout the project's lifecycle as well as for integrating project management and IT concepts, tools, and techniques.
Table of Contents:
CHAPTER 1 An Overview of IT Project Management
The State of IT Project Management
The Context of Project Management
Extreme Project Management
The Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK®)
CHAPTER 2 The Business Case
The Project Life Cycle and IT Development
An Information Technology Project Methodology (ITPM)
The Business Case
Project Selection and Approval
CHAPTER 3 The Project Charter
Project Integration Management
Project Management Processes
Product-Oriented Processes
The Project Charter
Project Planning Framework
The Kick-Off Meeting
CHAPTER 4 The Project Team
Organization and Project Planning
The Project Team
The Project Evironment
CHAPTER 5 The Scope Management Team
Scope Planning
Project Scope Definition
Project Scope Verification
Scope Change Control
CHAPTER 6 The Work Breakdown Structure (WBS)
The Work Breakdown Structure (WBS)
Project Estimation
Software Engineering Metrics and Approaches
COCOMO
What is the Best Way to Estimate IT Projects
CHAPTER 7 The Project Schedule And Budget
Developing the Project Schedule
Project Management Software Tools
Developing the Project Budget
Finalizing the Project Schedule and Budget
CHAPTER 8 The Risk Management Plan
IT Project Risk Management Planning Process
Identifying IT Project Risks
Risk Analysis and Assessment
Risk Strategies
Risk Monitoriing and Control
Risk Response and Evaluation
CHAPTER 9 The Project Communication Plan
Monitoring and Controlling the Project
The Project Communications Plan
Project Metrics
Reporting Performance and Progress
Burn Down Chart
Information Distribution
CHAPTER 10 The IT Project Quality Plan
Quality Tools and Philosophies
Quality Systems
The IT Project Quality Plan
CHAPTER 11 Managing Change, Resistance, and Conflict
The Nature of Change
The Change Management Plan
Dealing with Resistance and Conflict
CHAPTER 12 Managing Project Procurement and Outsourcing
Project Procurement Management
Outsourcing
CHAPTER 13 Project Leadership and Ethics
Project Leadership
Ethics in Projects
Multicultural Projects
CHAPTER 14 The Implementation Plan and Project Closure
Project Implementation
Administrative Closure
Project Evaluation
APPENDIX: An Introduction To Function Point Analysis
INDEX
About the Author :
Jack T. Marchewka is an associate professor, the Barsema Professor of Management Information Systems, and the director of the Business Information Technology Transfer Center (BITTC) at Northern Illinois University. He received his Ph.D. from Georgia State University's department of Computer Information Systems in 1994 and was a former faculty member at Kennesaw State University. Prior to entering academia, Dr. Marchewka was a vice president of MIS for a healthcare company in Atlanta, Georgia.
Dr. Marchewka has taught a number of courses at both the undergraduate and graduate levels and has been a guest lecturer at the Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University in the Netherlands. His articles have appeared in journals such as Information Resources Management Journal, Information Technology & People, Journal of International Information Management, and Journal of Informatics Education and Research.
