CHAPTER 36Why IT Matters: Project Management for Information Technology

KAREN R.J. WHITE, PMP, CONSULTANT

Information technology plays an ever-increasing role in the delivery of the services that we rely on in our everyday lives. Information technology surrounds us, from the technology with which we manage our households, to the technology that is used in our schools and workplaces, to the technology we use to interact with one another. Information technology is no longer confined to the business community. Management of the projects by which that technology is delivered to us is of ever increasing importance.

VISIBILITY OF IT PROJECT FAILURES

It should come as no surprise that failures of information technology (IT) projects often have a negative ...

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