Managing IT Projects for Business Change : From Risk to Success

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Copyright; CONTENTS; LIST OF FIGURES AND TABLES; AUTHORS; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; PREFACE; 1 INTRODUCTION; WHO THIS BOOK IS FOR; DEFINITIONS; OUR MAIN THEMES; WHAT TO EXPECT IN THE FOLLOWING CHAPTERS; IN SUMMARY; 2 THE BUSINESS CONTEXT FOR SUCCESS; DEFINING SUCCESS; THE NATURE OF SUCCESS; BENEFITS: TESTS OF SUCCESS; PLANNING FOR RISKS; MANAGING EXPECTATIONS; MAKING A SUCCESS OUT OF NECESSITY; 3 ENABLING SUCCESS; PROJECT OBJECTIVES; 4 DESIGNING THE PROJECT; SCOPE AND DELIVERABLES; CHOOSING THE PROJECT MANAGER AND SENIOR STAFF; ASSESSING THE WORKING ENVIRONMENT; PROJECT DISCIPLINE; COMMUNICATIONS

STANDARDS AND THEIR EFFECT ON BUSINESS CONSENTPLANNING FOR FAILURE; IN CONCLUSION; 5 MAKING A START; BUSINESS CASE SENSITIVITY, ASSUMPTIONS AND RISKS; PROJECT PACE; STANDARDS, METHODS AND TOOLS; STAFFING AND RESOURCING; ACCEPTANCE; PROJECT PROCESSES; 6 PLAN, PLAN AND PLAN AGAIN; A PLAN AS THE 'PATH TO SUCCESS'; LAYERING OF PLANS; UNDERSTANDING A PLAN; CREATING A PROJECT MANAGEMENT PLAN (PMP); THE COMMUNICATIONS PLAN; COMPLETION PLAN; DETAILED PLANNING; RE-PLANNING: PLAN, PLAN AND PLAN AGAIN; 7 CHECK WHERE YOU ARE; KEEPING TIME; COMMUNICATION; CHECKING AND ACTING ON RISKS

CHECKING AND ACTING ON ISSUESWHAT'S COMING UP?; 8 DO UNTIL FINISHED; THE CRITICAL ASPECTS OF EXECUTION; OTHER TASKS YOU MAY HAVE TO DO; 9 DEALING WITH TROUBLE; OUR KNOWLEDGE OF TROUBLE; FIRST INDICATIONS OF TROUBLE; LINES OF DEFENCE; LESSONS LEARNED; SEVERE TROUBLE; SOURCES OF TROUBLE; DEALING WITH THE CONSEQUENCES; 10 CAPTURING SUCCESS AND MOVING ON; COMPLETING AND CLOSING THE PROJECT; LEARNING THE LESSONS; 11 CONCLUDING LESSONS; HOW CAN PROJECTS SUCCEED?; WHY DO PROJECTS FAIL?; THE LESSONS; APPENDIX A WORK BREAKDOWN STRUCTURE; WORK BREAKDOWN STRUCTURE EXAMPLE

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF WBS ENTRIES - BUDGETS ALLOCATED BY CATEGORYAPPENDIX B A NOTE ABOUT PROJECT PLANS; OTHER MANAGEMENT PLANS; APPENDIX C THE MOSCOW RULES FOR CATEGORISING REQUIREMENTS; COST-PLUS CONTRACTS; REFERENCES; INDEX; Back Cover

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