Handbook of research on technology project management, planning, and operations

• Corporate Author: IGI Global.
• Other Authors: Kidd, Terry T.
• Format: Electronic
• Language: English
• Published: Hershey, Pa. : IGI Global (701 E. Chocolate Avenue, Hershey, Pennsylvania, 17033, USA), c2009.
• Subjects: Project management.; Information technology > Management.; Business value generation; Employee participation; Employee performance; Employee preparation; Enterprise IT project complexity; Project development process; Software quality assurance; Technical risk management; Technology exploration process; Technology project management
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"This book provides a compendium of terms, definitions and explanations of concepts, processes and acronyms that reflect the growing trends, issues, and applications of technology project management"--Provided by publisher.

Table of Contents:

• Section 1. Overview of Technology Project Management
• 1. The Tao to Understanding Enterprise Resource Planning Complexity: Sun-Tzu's Five Factors Revisited
• 2. Project Management 2027: The Future of Project Management
• 3. The Progression Towards Project Management Competence
• Section 2. Leadership, Management & Decision Making in Technology Project Management, Planning, and Operations
• 4. Leadership in Technology Project Management
• 5. The Importance of Leadership in Project Management
• 6. Technology Management by Objectives
• 7. Examining Stakeholders' Roles in Influencing IT Project Cancellation Decisions
• 8. Bringing the User into the Project Development Process
• 9. Information Technology Projects System Development Life Cycles: Comparative Study
• 10. Analyzing Diffusion and Value Creation Dimensions of a Business Case of Replacing Enterprise Systems
• 11. IT Project Planning Based on Business Value Generation
• 12. Managing ICT Based Service Innovation
• 13. Employee Preparation, Participation, and Performance
• Section 3. Project Quality and Risk Management
• 14. Quality Assurance with Project Management
• 15. Quality Management, Control, and Assurance: Tools and Techniques
• 16. Software Quality Assurance
• 17. The Integrated Project Risk Model: A Risk-Based Model for Managing Information Technology Projects
• 18. Technical Risk Management
• Section 4. Project Planning and Assessment
• 19. Early, Often, and Repeat: Assessment and Evaluation Methodology for Ensuring Stakeholder Satisfaction with Information Technology Projects
• 20. A Needle in a Haystack: Choosing the Right Development Methodology for IT Projects
• 21. Project Management Assessment Methods
• 22. Static and Dynamic Determinants of Earned Value Based Time Forecast Accuracy
• Section 5. Case Study Examples in Technology Project Management, Planning, and Operations
• 23. Technology Exploration: From Ideas to New Services
• 24. Planning for Technology Integration
• 25. University Task Force Deepens Academic Involvement in ERP
• 26. Production, Publication, and Use of Educational Multimedia Content in Brazil: Challenges and Opportunities in Real World Technology Projects
• 27. Instructional Technology Plans for Higher Education
• 28. Shifting from Classroom to Online Delivery
• 29. Lean and Global Product Development in Auto Industry
• Section 6. Issues & Trends in Technology Project Management, Planning, and Operations
• 30. Future Trends: Global Projects and Virtual Teaming
• 31. Wiki Enabled Technology Management
• 32. Mining User Activity Data in Higher Education Open Systems
• Compilation of References
• About the Contributors
• Index.