Assessing IT Projects to Ensure Successful Outcomes is a comprehensive reference guide that focuses on the assessment of IT projects. Organised into five main sections (Approach, Plan, Collect Information, Assess and Recommend, Package and Present), interspersed with case studies based on the author’s extensive experience delivering projects, the book provides exhaustive guidance on structuring and conducting an IT project assessment, from planning to presentation.

• Cover
• Title
• Copyright
• Preface
• Acknowledgements
• About the Author
• Contents
• Chapter 1: Context
• Chapter 2: Assessment Approach
  • 2.1 Types of assessments
  • 2.2 Approach
  • 2.3 Project and programs
  • 2.4 Considerations
• Chapter 3: Define the Plan
  • 3.1 Determine assessment approach
  • 3.2 Develop the plan
  • 3.3 Prepare the inventories
  • 3.4 Plan for logistics
• Chapter 4: Collect Information
  • 4.1 Project structure and governance
  • 4.2 Scope and change management
  • 4.3 Schedule management
  • 4.4 Cost management
  • 4.5 Resource management
  • 4.6 Communication and stakeholder management
  • 4.7 RAID management
  • 4.8 Vendor management
  • 4.9 Software lifecycle delivery management
• Chapter 5: Assess and Recommend
  • 5.1 Assessment framework
  • 5.2 What to look for
  • 5.3 Determine recommendations
• Chapter 6: Package and Present
  • 6.1 Approach
  • 6.2 Packaging the content
  • 6.3 Presenting
• Chapter 7: Summary
  • 7.1 Key points
  • 7.2 Checklists
  • 7.3 Additional references
• References
• ITG Resources