Unmasking Project Management The Business Perspective of Information
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.
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10.1057/9781137356260 - Unmasking Project Management, Cassandra Moraveck
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Un m a sk i ng P roj e c t M a nag e m e n t
10.1057/9781137356260 - Unmasking Project Management, Cassandra Moraveck
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Th e Busi n e s s P e r sp e c t i v e of I n f or m at ion Syst e m s Succ e s s
Ca s sa n dr a Mor av ec k
10.1057/9781137356260 - Unmasking Project Management, Cassandra Moraveck
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Un m a sk i ng P roj e c t M a nag e m e n t
UNMASKING PROJECT MANAGEMENT
Copyright © Cassandra Moraveck, 2013. First published in 2013 by PALGRAVE MACMILLAN® in the United States—a division of St. Martin’s Press LLC, 175 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10010. Where this book is distributed in the UK, Europe and the rest of the world, this is by Palgrave Macmillan, a division of Macmillan Publishers Limited, registered in England, company number 785998, of Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire RG21 6XS. Palgrave Macmillan is the global academic imprint of the above companies and has companies and representatives throughout the world. Palgrave® and Macmillan® are registered trademarks in the United States, the United Kingdom, Europe and other countries. ISBN: 978–1–137–36095–3 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Moraveck, Cassandra. Unmasking project management : the business perspective of information systems success / by Cassandra Moraveck. pages cm Includes bibliographical references. ISBN 978–1–137–36095–3 (alk. paper) 1. Information technology—Management. 2. Information technology projects—Management. 3. Project management. I. Title. HD30.2.M664 2013 658.4⬘038011—dc23
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List of Figures and Tables
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Preface: An Address to Students, Business Managers, Information Technology Managers, and Project Managers
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Acknowledgments
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One
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Introduction
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Definitions Information Systems Project Management Fundamental Question The Organization of This Book
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Organization and Forces of Information Systems Change
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Project Risks Success and Doing What Works Project Management Principles Why Projects Fail or Lack Functional Benefits About the IT Manager The Importance of How People Work The Public View Project Manager Assignments Novice Managers Forces of Change Business Init
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