The Secret to Successful IT Project Delivery

Author: Yade Li
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Publish Date: 2004-01-01
Features: This book covers a wide range of topics related to various aspects of IT projects. The focus of the book is on the importance of people, processes, and technology in projects, as well as their interrelationships. After reading this book, business sponsors will be able to gain a clearer understanding of IT projects from both IT and business perspectives. Through this book, business sponsors will be able to understand the roles in a project, learn how to fulfill these roles, and understand the impact of their decisions on the successful delivery of the project. The author of this book has extensive experience in the IT industry, and the book is highly practical, providing many suggestions and relevant examples. The author emphasizes that IT projects are not isolated; they should be considered in the context of various factors. The book adopts a business-oriented approach to explain how to ensure project success. The book is well-structured and provides a detailed analysis of the key factors that ensure project success, which is believed to benefit readers greatly. In the IT industry, there are numerous examples of IT projects failing to be delivered on time, and this is a pressing issue that needs to be addressed. The author of this book is an experienced IT consultant who categorizes the reasons for the failure of IT projects in the book and analyzes many cases, enabling readers to learn from failed projects. One of the main arguments of the book is that the failure of IT projects is not only due to technical issues but also to business issues, requiring the shared understanding, commitment, and support of many people. If the business and IT strategies within an organization cannot be implemented and mutually support each other, everything can quickly go wrong. Many internationally famous failed IT project cases come from government agencies and private enterprises.
Perspectives and opinions from project final reviews.
"Health checks" at each stage of the project development process.
A troubleshooting checklist to help identify early warning signs and provide corrective measures.
20 key "lessons" summarized from failed projects.
A summary of common IT methodologies, as well as the advantages and disadvantages of various methodologies.