Methods of IT Project Management

Designed for graduate, advanced undergraduate, and practitioner project management courses with an information technology focus, Methods of IT Project Management is designed around the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK), incorporating material from the latest seventh edition while still maintaining the book’s process approach. The text provides students with all the concepts, techniques, artifacts, and methods found in the leading project management reference books and modern development methodologies (agile, hybrid, and traditional), while also conveying practical knowledge that can immediately be applied in real-world settings. Unlike other books in this area, the material is organized according to the sequence of a generic project life cycle—from project selection to initiation, planning, execution, control, and iteration or project closeout. Following this life-cycle approach, as opposed to covering the material by knowledge area or project performance domain, allows new learners to simultaneously study project management concepts and methods as they develop skills they can use immediately during and upon completion of the course. The text’s structure also allows different programs to use the book during real-world student projects.

Table of Contents

PART 1 Project Management Overview

Chapter 1 Introduction to Project Management

Chapter 2 A Systems View and Systems Methodology

Chapter 3 The Project Management Framework

PART 2 Project Initiation and Planning Methods

Chapter 4 Project Selection and Initiation

Chapter 5 Project Scope and Resource Planning

Chapter 6 Project Schedule and Cost Planning

Chapter 7 Project Quality, Communications, and Stakeholder Planning

Chapter 8 Project Risk Management Planning

Chapter 9 Project Procurement Planning

PART 3 Project Execution and Control Methods

Chapter 10 Project Execution

Chapter 11 Project Monitoring and Control, Part I

Chapter 12 Project Monitoring and Control, Part II

PART 4 Project Closeout Methods and Advanced Topics

Chapter 13 Project Closure

Chapter 14 Advanced Topics in Project Management

PART 5 Appendixes

About the Author

Jeffrey L. Brewer is an associate professor of computer and information technology at Purdue University. He has written numerous journal articles and book chapters on the subject of project management and related areas. He has nineteen years of industry experience from project lead to CIO, along with twenty plus years of academic experience. Brewer has been PMP certified since 2002. In addition to project management, Brewer conducts applied research in the area of telecare support systems for nursing mothers, the elderly, and individuals with a developmental disability.