1. Today's IT environment -- 2. Critical success factors for IT projects -- 3. Project selection and initiation -- 4. The project management discipline -- 5. The software engineering discipline -- 6. Project overall planning -- 7. Developing the schedule and cost plan -- 8. Risk planning and...

"This book brings together academic research and professional practice to examine the complexity of implementing technology into the structure and organization of a corporation's ventures"--Provided by publisher.

A dynamic approach to introduce competency frameworks: application to the IT & systems management domain / Alfonso Urquiza Echavarren -- Project managers' competence identification / Heli Aramo-Immonen ... [et al.] -- The determinants of information technology wages / Jing ("Jim") Quan ... [et...

"This book bridges the gap between knowledge management and project management practices by providing both classical and modern views on their relationship, discussing principles, practices, methods, and real case studies"--Provided by publisher

Resilient Housing (RH) initiatives are a crucial means of improving access to safe and sanitary housing in urban areas of high vulnerability. These projects make residents safer, healthier, and more secure, and increase the economic inclusion of the world's poorest populations. They upgrade...

Moldova, like many other countries in the region, is facing rapid economic and demographic transitions. Employers report that inadequate levels of workforce skills hamper their productivity. Recognizing the importance of workforce development to improve the country's socioeconomic prospects, the...

By improving their skills, health, knowledge, and resilience-their human capital-people can be more productive, flexible, and innovative. Human capital is a central driver of sustainable growth and poverty reduction. Investments in human capital have become more important as the nature of work...

Appropriate and effective regulatory frameworks remain crucial for ensuring that investments in infrastructure are done strategically and efficiently. Benchmarking infrastructure development 2020 assesses the regulatory quality for preparation, procurement, and management of large infrastructure...

"This book examines the cutting edge of PM in the form of software as electronic mediation of work. It examines three areas: PM as a social process in the implementation of IT; IT as a social process of work; and theories and models of collaboration and facilitation by IT and Project Management"--

Virtual teams are a relatively new phenomenon and by definition work across time, distance, and organizations through the use of information and communications technology. This book gathers the best of academic research on real work-based virtual teams into one book. It offers a series of...