Maximizing Benefits from IT Project Management

Chapter 12

Managing Problems Related to the Project Budget

The budget spent on information technology and communications in any public or private organization is awesome, and that can be confirmed by any executive director who is asked about the subject. Each organization prepares its budget in a different way to others depending on culture and philosophy. Some organizations have a centralized authority for budgets related to new technologies, and they have budgetary responsibility for proposing, developing, and maintaining information systems in relation to (i) equipment (e.g., computers, workstations, servers, electronic communication lines, and network hardware) and (ii) logical items (e.g., software, databases, operating systems, and all ...