Description

PM Crash Course™ for IT Professionals
by Rita Mulcahy and Martha L. Young
Real-World Project Management Tools and Techniques for IT Initiatives

This book covers dozens of real-world IT project management issues, including the following:

• Understanding why IT projects fail—and preventing failure.
• Defining effective IT project charters and requirements.
• Organizing IT roadmaps into manageable projects.
• Capturing, creating, and using historical data.
• Establishing “soft” and “hard” project metrics and milestones.
• Defining project scope, and avoiding scope creep.
• Identifying and managing stakeholders and expectations.
• Choosing the right PM tools for your needs—including in-house, hosted, and cloud-based solutions.