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Managing IT Projects for Business Change: From Risk to Success
This book will empower experienced project managers and their business counterparts to understand and manage the risks of challenging business change projects. It does this by focusing on setting projects up for success and emphasising the importance of understanding the business context. Providing principles and guidance that can be adapted and applied to different situations, it will show project managers and owners how to guide difficult projects home when mere excellence of technique or blind adherence to procedures would leave them at sea. REVIEWS "An excellent resource for practitioners reflecting good practice in managing projects [...]. This much needed and well thought out book should enable managers and team members to improve their track record in delivering large business change projects." Professor Darren Dalcher, Director, National Centre for Project Management; Professor, University of Hertfordshire Business School -- "This book will get experienced project managers to the next level, showing them what they need to do to build a platform for success, then keep the project on track. If you've mastered the basics, got some battle scars, and want to succeed with bigger challenges, this is the book for you." Charles Change, FBCS CITP-- "Managing projects, particularly ICT projects is a subjective, hands-on process. Who better to write a book on this important topic than two guys who have seen the inside of many successful and some not so successful projects. They do not attempt to document a prescription for success, but offer clear guidelines for decision making at critical times. Readers will gain much by reading this book before, during and after a project journey." W. G. (Bill) Hewett, FACS CP, Indepedent IT and Services Professional
240 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 2013
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June 11, 2021
Fascinating view on projects. Sturdy BCS publication.
January 13, 2014
Project management is an important function, and of particular interest within the IT community where change is almost constant and the potential impact of the various projects on the business operations can be quite significant.
So many IT projects fail or cause major disruption within an organisation, and it is clear that there is a real need to ensure that those charged with handling these tasks are properly skilled and capable of handling the complexities involved.
This book is not intended for the person new to managing projects, but is aimed more towards those that are already working in this field and looking to improve the way that they approach and manage the assignments and personnel under their jurisdiction.
Based upon the authors’ combined experience of decades of actual project management, it contains a great deal of hard won advice and information that could be of tremendous value to some of even the most seasoned project managers.
Having said that, it might still be of value to the complete novice. Although not as detailed as many other books on the topic, it still covers the various issues well and provides a good explanation of why things need to be done and offers some useful guidance on how to make them happen at the right time and in the correct sequence.
It might also be of value to anyone working as part of a project team as it covers key issues in a way that could help them detect and avoid some of the more common failings.
It’s easy to read and provides some interesting insight into building good practices. Of particular interest are the sections discussing how to assess the value or achievement of projects; as an example, it highlights the opening of Heathrow’s Terminal 5 that originally seemed to be less than successful, but subsequently proved to be very effective. It also discusses the reasons why some of these projects are viewed so negatively in the early stages, but are subsequently viewed to be successful.
The book offers a number of different approaches to looking at existing methodology, with clear explanation from the authors as to why they choose to take the specific tactics rather than those that are often more commonly used. Overall, it is well structured and provides a solid guide to handling even the most challenging of projects.
An excellent book with a lot of value for anyone that will be tackling IT projects.
Reviewed by A P Sutcliffe PG Dip CCI, MBCS
So many IT projects fail or cause major disruption within an organisation, and it is clear that there is a real need to ensure that those charged with handling these tasks are properly skilled and capable of handling the complexities involved.
This book is not intended for the person new to managing projects, but is aimed more towards those that are already working in this field and looking to improve the way that they approach and manage the assignments and personnel under their jurisdiction.
Based upon the authors’ combined experience of decades of actual project management, it contains a great deal of hard won advice and information that could be of tremendous value to some of even the most seasoned project managers.
Having said that, it might still be of value to the complete novice. Although not as detailed as many other books on the topic, it still covers the various issues well and provides a good explanation of why things need to be done and offers some useful guidance on how to make them happen at the right time and in the correct sequence.
It might also be of value to anyone working as part of a project team as it covers key issues in a way that could help them detect and avoid some of the more common failings.
It’s easy to read and provides some interesting insight into building good practices. Of particular interest are the sections discussing how to assess the value or achievement of projects; as an example, it highlights the opening of Heathrow’s Terminal 5 that originally seemed to be less than successful, but subsequently proved to be very effective. It also discusses the reasons why some of these projects are viewed so negatively in the early stages, but are subsequently viewed to be successful.
The book offers a number of different approaches to looking at existing methodology, with clear explanation from the authors as to why they choose to take the specific tactics rather than those that are often more commonly used. Overall, it is well structured and provides a solid guide to handling even the most challenging of projects.
An excellent book with a lot of value for anyone that will be tackling IT projects.
Reviewed by A P Sutcliffe PG Dip CCI, MBCS
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