Unmasking Project Management : The Business Perspective of Information Systems Success

Unmasking Project Management helps professionals in information technology (IT) and business identify successful approaches to management of information systems (MIS) that will work for their organizations and projects. In Unmasking Project Management, Moraveck explores approaches to help managers implement successful information systems projects. Moraveck goes beyond traditional approaches to management of information systems (MIS) by introducing several types of principles, concepts, and research models that can be used for project management, and by presenting information about organizations in a new way. Written from the perspective of an insider, Unmasking Project Management helps professionals in information technology (IT) and business identify successful approaches to MIS for their organizations and projects. Since IT managers and project managers face unique challenges, this book provides the knowledge to overcome these challenges by exploring business initiatives that drive changes, highlighting important project management essentials, examining the organization environment and real-world experiences of IT and project managers, reviewing MIS options and choices, and demonstrating how to get the emotional and peer support that managers need in order to complete their projects successfully. In addition to being useful for IT and project managers, Unmasking Project Management is ideal for students and practitioners who need help making decisions about managing information systems Review: "Moraveck conveys a broad conceptual understanding and an overview of the fundamentals of project management and how these basic concepts and mechanisms may be applied in the real world. This book will be a significant value-add to information systems project managers who need to encourage innovations within the team, timely executions, and high quality project completions."--B. Raj Sinha, Professor, National University, USA "Moraveck skillfully delineates best practices of information systems project management (ISPM). Her years of experience in public and private sectors are vividly sketched in this book through her insider views and ISPM wisdom. She highlights the value of risk assessment teams and offers insight and tips to mitigate risk, minimize delays, and manage unforeseen outcomes, using a fresh approach desperately needed at both the traditional and the emerging organization."--Moe Saouli, Adjunct Professor, Argosy University, USA Front Matter....Pages i-xv Introduction....Pages 1-7 Organization and Forces of Information Systems Change....Pages 9-32 From Visions to Information Systems Projects....Pages 33-80 Avoiding Some Common Problems....Pages 81-102 Stakeholder Management and IT Governance....Pages 103-128 Middle Space....Pages 129-167 The Career Path and Working within the Organization....Pages 169-182 The Project Manager....Pages 183-193 Critical Success Factors and Project Success....Pages 195-202 Measuring Project Success....Pages 203-216 The Essentials of Good Management Practices....Pages 217-229 Back Matter....Pages 231-252