Managing very large IT projects in businesses and organizations

• Main Author: Guah, Matthew W., 1963-
• Corporate Author: IGI Global.
• Format: Electronic
• Language: English
• Published: Hershey, Pa. : IGI Global (701 E. Chocolate Avenue, Hershey, Pennsylvania, 17033, USA), c2009.
• Subjects: Information technology > Management.; Project management.; Business process management; Ergonomics of VLITPs; Human resource issues in VLITP; Implementation of VLITP; IT governance; IT security; Methodologies for implementing VLITPs; Outsourcing and escalation issues in VLITP; Project management; SOA governance; Software development frameworks; Software development models; Very large IT projects; VLITP case studies; VLITP implementation problems; VLITP management framework; VLITP management process stages
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"This book offers authoritative research on the fundamental theory, practice, and implementation of very large successful IT projects in organizations"--Provided by publisher.

Table of Contents:

• 1. Introduction to very large IT projects
• 2. The field of project management
• 3. Why implement very large IT projects
• 4. Methodologies for implementing VLITPs
• 5. IT governance
• 6. IT security
• 7. Human resource issues in VLITP
• 8. Ergonomics of very large IT projects
• 9. Service-oriented architecture
• 10. Business process management
• 11. Outsourcing and escalation issues in VLITPs
• 12. VLITP management framework
• 13. Case Study I : national program for IT
• 14. Case Study II : RFID - a technology for enterprise systems in the airlines industry
• 15. Case Study III : VLITP in public transport : implementing OV-Chipcard in The Netherlands.