This text fits a quickly emerging course in the IT curriculum- project management for IT. The focus is on addressing the issues that arise with software projects in industry- the costs, complexities and risks associated with IT projects, even as IT becomes more reliable, faster and less expensive. These risks are alleviated by effective use of project management techniques, and this book addresses those issues and the techniques used to solve them.

About the Author

Jack T. Marchewka is an associate professor, the Barsema Professor of Management Information Systems, and the director of the Business Information Technology Transfer Center (BITTC) at Northern Illinois University. He received his Ph.D. from Georgia State University's department of Computer Information Systems in 1994 and was a former faculty member at Kennesaw State University. Prior to entering academia, Dr. Marchewka was a vice president of MIS for a healthcare company in Atlanta, Georgia. Dr. Marchewka has taught a number of courses at both the undergraduate and graduate levels and has been a guest lecturer at the Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University in the Netherlands. His current research interest include IT project management, electronic commerce, knowledge management, and organizational security and business continuity. His articles have appeared in journals such as Information Resources Management Journal, Information Technology & People, Journal of International Information Management, and Journal of Informatics Education and Research.

Table of Contents:
Preface About the Author · The Nature of Information Technology Projects · Conceptualizing and Initiating the IT Project · Developing the Project Charter and Baseline Project Plan · The Human Side of Project Management · Defining and Managing Project Scope · The Work Breakdown Structure and Project Estimation · The Project Schedule and Budget · Managing Project Risk · Project Communication, Tracking, and Reporting · IT Project Quality Management · Managing Organizational Change, Resistance, and Conflict · Project Implementation, Closure, and Evaluation Appendix A: An Introduction to Function Point Analysis Index