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Book chapter
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Reference no. BEP6681
Chapter from: "Computer Support for Successful Project Management: Using MS Project 2016 with Information Technology Projects"
Published by: Business Expert Press
Originally published in: 2018

Abstract

This chapter is excerpted from 'Computer Support for Successful Project Management: Using MS Project 2016 with Information Technology Projects'. In the recent past, computer programs have been used extensively to manage Information Technology projects. It has become almost mandatory for software development managers and students of Information Technology to learn how to use computer software to manage projects using computer software. Computer Support for Successful Project Management: Using MS Project 2016 with Information Technology Projects is a book intended to help Information Technology management professionals and students, in using popular software MS-Project. Although there are many books on MS-Project, there are very few that cover the subject from the Information Technology managers' perspective. This book uses guided examples from the Information Technology sector. Most of the relevant project management terminology, concepts, and key processes have also been discussed, based on the standards of the Project Management Institute. This book helps software development project managers to easily relate with the projects they execute in their day-to-day life. The author has included advanced topics like earned value analysis and multiple project management. A discussion on Agile Methodology and how MS-Project facilitates Agile Project Management has been included in the book. You also learn how a tool like MS-Project can be used for processes related to risk, quality, and so on, in addition to meeting project objectives like scope, time, and cost. This book helps you to transform yourself from an Information Technology professional to an Information Technology project manager.

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Abstract

This chapter is excerpted from 'Computer Support for Successful Project Management: Using MS Project 2016 with Information Technology Projects'. In the recent past, computer programs have been used extensively to manage Information Technology projects. It has become almost mandatory for software development managers and students of Information Technology to learn how to use computer software to manage projects using computer software. Computer Support for Successful Project Management: Using MS Project 2016 with Information Technology Projects is a book intended to help Information Technology management professionals and students, in using popular software MS-Project. Although there are many books on MS-Project, there are very few that cover the subject from the Information Technology managers' perspective. This book uses guided examples from the Information Technology sector. Most of the relevant project management terminology, concepts, and key processes have also been discussed, based on the standards of the Project Management Institute. This book helps software development project managers to easily relate with the projects they execute in their day-to-day life. The author has included advanced topics like earned value analysis and multiple project management. A discussion on Agile Methodology and how MS-Project facilitates Agile Project Management has been included in the book. You also learn how a tool like MS-Project can be used for processes related to risk, quality, and so on, in addition to meeting project objectives like scope, time, and cost. This book helps you to transform yourself from an Information Technology professional to an Information Technology project manager.

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