With the majority of IT projects being delivered late, over budget, or cancelled altogether, it is clear that traditional project management methodologies do not provide an effective framework for today’s IT projects. It is evident that a new Return-on-Investment (ROI) oriented approach is required that focuses on the ROI of a project from its inception.
Maximizing Benefits from IT Project Management: From Requirements to Value Delivery provides comprehensive guidelines for determining an accurate ROI before the project has progressed to the point where it’s over budget and over-run. It applies an iterative approach to the entire project management life cycle that re-visits the ROI, re-assesses the value delivered, defines the project scope, and allows the project to be planned as successive iterations based on the value delivered.
This book details a systematic and simplified approach for effectively and efficiently selecting and evaluating IT projects for your organization. Filled with equations, tables, and figures that facilitate understanding, it explains how to evaluate subsequent success of a project so that it is simpler to manage, more efficient, and yields the ROI estimated at the outset. Using the novel approach outlined in the book, you will be able to deliver value throughout the project life cycle and make sure your projects are delivered on time, on budget, and within the constraints of the resources available.
Preface
Chapter 1 : Reflections on the Current State of IT Project Management
Chapter 2 : The Evolution and Influence of Knowledge Management
Chapter 3 : Perspectives on the History of Computing
Chapter 4 : The Systems Development Life Cycle- Introduction
Chapter 5 : The Systems Development Life Cycle- Planning
Chapter 6 : The Systems Development Life Cycle- Analysis
Chapter 7 : The Systems Development Life Cycle- Design
Chapter 8 : The Systems Development Life Cycle- Build and Test
Chapter 9 : The Systems Development Life Cycle- System Implementation
Chapter 10 : Managing Problems Related to Project Management
Chapter 11 : Managing Problems Related to Value Delivery
Chapter 12 : Managing Problems Related to Internal Supplier Issues
Chapter 13 : Creating a Methods Approach to Work
Chapter 14 : Opportunities to Create Value through Information Systems
Chapter 15 : Managing the Return on Investment
Chapter 16 : Project Analysis and the Business Case
Chapter 17 : Project Classifications in the Business Environment
Chapter 18 : Preparing the Project Definition
Chapter 19 : Structural Benefits
Chapter 20 : Operational Benefits
Chapter 21 : Business Enhancement Benefits
Chapter 22 : Improved Management Benefits
Index
