Integrated IT Project Management: A Model-Centric Approach

A long overdue book for today's IT professionals, this unique resource offers you a practical, model-centric approach to integrated IT project management that supports state-of-the-art software development. A valuable and topical reference, the book enables you to: understand issues that relate to project management problems and the roles and responsibilities involved in managing and delivering multiple IT projects; develop an appreciation for project management best practices; and improve internal and external communications by applying simple, adaptable and consistent processes based on a model-centric framework.

Using real-world policies, roles and responsibilities, templates, process flows, and checklists, Bainey (an IT officer for the Government of Alberta) presents an approach to integrate IT project management. He examines common problems, offers suggestions for improving communications, and discusses best practices. Particular attention is given to the relationships between business processes, project demands, and information technology. Annotation © 2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

He holds an M.S. and Ph.D. in electrical engineering from New Mexico University and Duke University, respectively. Krishnendu Chakrabarty is a professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Duke University, North Carolina. He is the author or coauthor of six books in the IC field, he has contributed chapters to 13 additional works, and he has published over 240 technical papers. He received his Ph.D. in computer science and engineering from the University of Michigan.