Methods of IT Project Management - Hardcover

Brewer, Jeffrey L.; Dittman, Kevin C.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1557538328 ISBN 13: 9781557538321

Verlag: Purdue University Press, 2018

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Methods of IT Project Management(Third Edition) is built around the latest versionof the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK) and covers best practicesunique to the IT field. It is designed for use in graduate, advancedundergraduate, and professional IT project management courses to preparestudents for success in the IT field, and to prepare them to pass the ProjectManagement Professional (PMP) certification exam given by the ProjectManagement Institute (PMI), the world’s leading certification in the field ofproject management.

Unlike other project management texts, Methods of IT Project Management follows the IT project life cycle,from overview and initiation to execution, control, and closing. Anenterprise-scale IT project (macro-case study) runs through the entire text.Each section presents mini-cases based on the larger case and focuses on newconcepts presented in each section. Readers gain practical knowledge of ITproject management workflows, at scale, while building technical knowledge andskills required to pass the PMP. Mini-case studies encourage deep retention,prompt rich in-class discussion, and challenge more advanced students andprofessionals alike. Unique skills covered can be put directly into practice.An appendix presents practice study questions and advice on preparing for andpassing the PMP exam. The revised third edition includes expanded coverage of agile system developmentmethodologies, leadership and negotiation skills, and process maturity models.

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Jeffrey L. Brewer is a certified Project Management Professional and an associate professor of Computer and Information Technology (CIT) at Purdue University. His teaching and research focus on systems analysis and design, computer-aided software engineering (CASE), agile development, and telecare/telemedicine. Brewer has nearly twenty years of professional experience in industries ranging from specialty retail to manufacturing. Most recently Brewer served as IT director for the American Association of Nurse Anesthetists in Chicago.

Kevin C. Dittman is an associate professor of Computer and Information Technology (CIT) at Purdue University. He teaches systems analysis and design, quality management, and project management at both undergraduate and graduate levels. Dittman has coauthored several textbooks and has published many scholarly papers on systems analysis and design, quality management, and project management. He has over thirty years of industry experience in the information technology field and serves as principal consultant to Cook Medical Product Manufacturing.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: Purdue University Press
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2018
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 1557538328
• ISBN 13: 9781557538321
• Einband: Gebundene Ausgabe
• Auflage: 3
• Anzahl der Seiten: 558
• Kontakt zum Hersteller: Nicht verfügbar
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