Project Management for Information Systems

by Donald Yeates (Author), James Cadle (Author)

• Used

  Paperback
  2004

  $3.22

  For undergraduate courses in Information Systems that include Project Management Project Management for Information Systems i s a comprehensive introduction to the design and implementation of computer-based information systems. The book combines theory, practice and advice on the role of the project leader in managing the team, the individual and the task. This book will enable the reader to plan all aspects of an IS project and to ensure that the project is implemented in a timely way and to budget. The book takes a very practical approach, which examines best practice and why projects fail. Both students and lecturers can benefit from the textbook's excellent supplementary material, which can be found at www.booksites.net/cadle

• Used

  Paperback
  1996

  $3.22

  The design and implementation of computer-based information systems is not a smooth process and, of the factors involved, none is more critical than the actual management of the process. This new edition contains theory, practice, and advice on the role of the project leader in managing the team, the individual and the task. Armed with these tools the reader will be able to plan every aspect of an IS project and ensure that it is implemented on time, within budget and to quality standards.

• New

  Paperback
  2007

  $99.60

  Cadle and Yeates' Project Management for Information Systems is suitable for undergraduate students studying Project Management within the IT environment.

  This comprehensive and practical book is an excellent starting point for any students of Project Management for Information Systems, whether they are from a computing or a business background, at undergraduate or masters level. The authors strike a good balance - covering both the mechanics of project management and the human factors involved and include plenty of case studies and exercises as well as good and bad examples from real life.

  This fifth edition has new material on:

  development life-cycles and approaches (including agile approaches)

  different types of IS projects and how to manage them

  implementing change through information systems

  updated coverage of leadership and management.