Information Systems Project Management: Methods, Tools and Techniques

Computer Business Review rates Information Systems Project Management as a FIVE STAR text *****

“The text is well written in clear and largely jargon-free English and broken up by multiple tables and diagrams to aid understanding of relationships and complex methods… the book is designed to be both a resource for IT professionals and as a university course book, but concepts are well explained..”

Computer Business Review Online, by Matthew Aslett

Information Systems Project Management offers a clear and logical exposition of how to plan, organise and monitor projects effectively in order to deliver quality information systems within time, to budget and a high standard.

This new book by John McManus and Trevor Wood-Harper is suitable for upper level undergraduates and postgraduates studying project management and information systems. Practising managers will also find it to be a valuable tool in their work. Managing information systems projects requires more than technical knowledge and experience in information technology or computing. It also demands a firm understanding of the practical business nature and problems of projects. Information Systems and Project Management comprehensively addresses both the technical and practical issues arising from the IT project.

Features & Benefits

• Comprehensive coverage to help any potential or practising manager develop the most effective methods and techniques to deal with all issues arising from Project Management.

• Practical guidance is offered for evaluating projects from a business perspective and the effective use of project management methodologies to facilitate the management task.

• Structured pedagogy such as learning objectives and questions enables the reader to chart their own understanding of the subject.
• Case study in each chapter demonstrates the application of theory in real life.

Topics covered include:

• how to motivate systems professionals in order to maximise the project life-cycle,

• how to improve client satisfaction and your credibility as a project manager and,

• how to deal with conflict and diversity within project teams.

The authors

John McManus is a practising IS Project manager, speaker, teacher and consultant and author. He also has 15 years of front-line software, project and general management experience.

Trevor Wood-Harper is Professor of Information Systems at the University of Salford, Director of Information Systems Research Institute and a Professor of Management Information Systems, University of South Australia, Adelaide.