Book description
The BCS Foundation Certificate in IS Project Management is designed for those managing the development and implementation of information systems and other IT projects. This is the only textbook written specifically for the BCS syllabus. Key areas covered include project planning, monitoring and control, quality control, risk and communications.
Table of contents
- FRONT COVER
- HALF TITLE
- BCS, THE CHARTERED INSTITUTE FOR IT
- TITLE PAGE
- COPYRIGHT
- CONTENTS
- FIGURES AND TABLES
- PREFACE
- USEFUL URLS
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1 PROJECTS AND PROJECT WORK
- Learning outcomes
- 1.1 Projects
- 1.2 Successful projects
- 1.3 Project management
- 1.4 System development life cycle
- 1.5 Project management and the development life cycle
- 1.6 Elements of project management
- 1.7 Development process models
- 1.8 The project plan
- 1.9 The business case
- 1.10 Implementation strategies
- 1.11 Post-implementation review
- Sample questions
- Answers to sample questions
- Pointers for activities
- 2 PROJECT PLANNING
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3 MONITORING AND CONTROL
- Learning outcomes
- 3.1 Introduction
- 3.2 The project control life cycle
- 3.3 Monitoring progress
- 3.4 Applying control
- 3.5 Purpose and types of reporting meetings
- 3.6 Taking corrective action
- 3.7 Graphical representation of progress information
- Sample questions
- Answers to sample questions
- Pointers for activities
- 4 CHANGE CONTROL AND MANAGEMENT
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5 QUALITY
- Learning outcomes
- 5.1 Introduction
- 5.2 Definitions of quality
- 5.3 Quality characteristics
- 5.4 Quality criteria
- 5.5 Quality control versus quality assurance
- 5.6 Quality plan
- 5.7 Detecting defects
- 5.8 Dynamic testing
- 5.9 Evaluating suppliers
- 5.10 ISO 9001:2008
- 5.11 Capability maturity models
- Sample questions
- Answers to sample questions
- Pointers for activities
- 6 ESTIMATING
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7 RISK
- Learning outcomes
- 7.1 Introduction
- 7.2 Risk management
- 7.3 Identifying risks
- 7.4 Assessing the risk
- 7.5 Quantitative approaches to risk
- 7.6 The qualitative approach to project risk assessment
- 7.7 Deciding the appropriate actions
- 7.8 Planning, monitoring and control
- 7.9 Summary
- Sample questions
- Answers to sample questions
- Pointers for activities
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8 PROJECT ORGANISATION
- Learning outcomes
- 8.1 Introduction
- 8.2 Programmes and projects
- 8.3 Identifying stakeholders and their concerns
- 8.4 The organisational framework
- 8.5 Desirable characteristics of a project manager
- 8.6 Project support office
- 8.7 Project team
- 8.8 Matrix management
- 8.9 Team building
- 8.10 Team dynamics
- 8.11 Management styles
- 8.12 Communication methods
- 8.13 Conclusion
- Sample questions
- Answers to sample questions
- Pointers for activities
- BACK COVER
Product information
- Title: Project Management for IT-Related Projects
- Author(s):
- Release date: September 2012
- Publisher(s): BCS Learning & Development Limited
- ISBN: 9781780171180
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