TY - BOOK AU - Olson,David TI - Information Systems Project Management SN - 9781631571237 AV - HD69.P75 -- O484 2015 U1 - 658.4038011 PY - 2014/// CY - New York PB - Business Expert Press KW - Management information systems KW - Electronic books N1 - Cover -- Information Systems Project Management -- Table of Contents -- Preface -- PART I: The Human Element -- CHAPTER 1: Introduction to Project Management -- CHAPTER 2: Human Factorsin Information Systems Project Management -- CHAPTER 3: Project Organization -- PART II: Project Adoption and Planning -- CHAPTER 4: Project Selection and Approval -- CHAPTER 5: System Development -- PART III: Tools -- CHAPTER 6: Estimation -- CHAPTER 7: Quantitative Project Scheduling Methods -- PART IV: Project Completion -- CHAPTER 8: Project Control and Assessment -- CHAPTER 9: Project Implementation -- References -- Index -- Ad page -- Cover N2 - Information Systems Project Management addresses project management in the context of information systems. It deals with general project management principles, with focus on the special characteristics of information systems. It is based on an earlier text, but shortened to focus on essential project management elements.This updated version presents various statistics indicating endemic problems in completing information system projects on time, within budget, at designed functionality. While successful completion of an information systems project is a challenge, there are some things that can be done to improve the probability of project success. This book reviews a number of project management tools, including, developing organizational ability to work on projects, better systems analysis and design, project estimation, and project control and termination UR - https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/buse-ebooks/detail.action?docID=1908997 ER -