Project Managing E-Learning (ASTD E-Learning Series)

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Launching and managing a successful e-learning project is much easier when you use the proven steps and strategies in this practical guide. Learn how to avoid technical issues that can bring an e-learning project to a halt. Includes hands-on exercises and worksheets.

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Project Managing E-Learning.......2002-11-27

This book gets five stars for providing e-learning leaders a first class project management guide. Bill uses his years of IT project management experience to provide readers with solid skills and know-how to better manage risk, deadlines, roles, client satisfaction, and learning. As a project manager of both corporate and academic e-learning, I see the need for a commitment to this discipline on a daily basis..... My favorite chapter is number 10. In this chapter he details what to document in advance in a Statement of Work. This book is worth twice the price if it helps your next project be more successful! Jon Aleckson, CEO,...

Ensino à Distância.......2002-10-28

É um livro que abarca os aspectos básicos de como desenvolver um Site para Ensino à Distância.

Managing Geographic Information System Projects (Spatial Information Systems)

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Excellent GIS Starting Point and Desk Reference

Managing Geographic Information System Projects (Spatial Information Systems)
William E. Huxhold , and Allan G. Levinsohn
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ASIN: 0195078691

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Most of the current publications on geographic information systems (GIS) focus on its mechanics, technology, and project-specific applications. This much-needed book, however, introduces the reader to GIS implementation from a management and organizational perspective. GIS is becoming increasingly popular and is evolving from a mapping tool used for support functions to a technology capable of redesigning land administration. In other sectors, information technology has had a dramatic effect on operations. This book examines those cases, and applies them to GIS paradigm, stressing that GIS technology itself does not cause improvements in operational efficiency and effectiveness, but enables changes that can facilitate these improvements. The bulk of the book guides the reader through the necessary frameworks and techniques needed to plan, design, and implement GIS as a technological infrastructure within an organization. Managing Geographic Information System Projects, is suitable for both students and professionals who want to know how to successfully implement GIS technology in organizations.

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Excellent GIS Starting Point and Desk Reference.......1998-07-28

Written by folks that know how to do it, this ranges from organizational issues to technical design

Taking Charge: A Personal Guide to Managing Projects and Priorities

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Taking Charge: A Personal Guide to Managing Projects and Priorities
Michal E. Feder
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ASIN: 1878542044

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Especially valuable to PMPs and orgs using PMBOK

Managing E-Business Projects
Wes Balakian , Keith Young , and Rajesh Veerapaneni
Manufacturer: Authorhouse
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ASIN: 075968474X

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The Internet is not going away. Get this book and you?

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Especially valuable to PMPs and orgs using PMBOK.......2002-08-25

Consulting/integration firms and internal IT organizations engaged in e-business projects will gain much from this book. This is especially so if the Project Management Institute's PMBOK is used as a company standard, or if you're a PMP who wants to align the PMBOK to e-business project management because one of the authors,Wes Balakian, is Vice Chairman of Professional development for the PMI E-Business SIG.

The book consists of 12 chapters and appendices that cover the full spectrum of e-business project management. The first three chapters are standard fare: Chapter 1 is a general discussion of e-business trends and future directions. The book goes into specifics in Chapter 2, which gives an overview of e-business project management, its unique challenges and pitfalls. Chapter 3 addresses development life cycle models and helps you select the best one based on the size, scope and complexity of your project.

In Chapter 4 and forward is where this book distinguishes itself - Chapter 4's Defining e-Strategy addresses the unique concerns of this type of project, and provides excellent guidance for selecting business processes to be enabled and selecting an implementation model. Chapters 5 gives a solid framework for planning the project, and includes a sample high-level plan, risk management factors, and vendor selection and management advice. Chapter 6 covers the complex issues of team and stakeholder management, which can be overwhelming considering the number of stakeholders and the cross-functional nature of virtually all e-business projects. This is closely linked to Chapter 7's focus on requirements, and feels the topics of chapters 8 (designing the solution) and 9 (building and implementing the solution).

Chapters 10 and 11 depart from most books on e-business project management by addressing the often overlooked (by project managers, anyway) issues of security and protecting consumer privacy. The fact that these were included indicate the real world experience of the authors. Chapter 12 covers all of the critical success factors associated with deployment, and again the authors go beyond most books by covering a post-production support strategy, training requirements, and other details that are left out of most project plans.

I especially liked the appendix, which provides example test scripts (forms/user interfaces, business processes, and reports), an example defect tracking form, and a security and integrity requirements checklist. The glossary of terms is also helpful to project managers who may not be fully conversant with jargon used by technical and business stakeholders and team members.

Overall, this is a comprehensive book that experienced project managers (especially PMPs) will find invaluable for e-business projects. It does not cover project management basics, so a certain level of knowledge and skills are assumed.

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Recipe for Success

On spot advice from experts

On the contrary ...

So Useless, It's Sad...

Delivering on Your e-Promise: Managing e-Business Projects
Yen Yee Chong
Manufacturer: Financial Times/Prentice Hall
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ASIN: 0273652966

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Recipe for Success.......2002-10-27

This is one of the most impressive, information filled books I've ever read. It manages to distill all of the important issues and factors for e-business project success into less than 250 pages.

While it looks like common sense advice, everything in this book is anything but common sense because I recognized one pitfall after another as the author described them, and know from experience that most are underestimated during project planning, but inevitably come back to haunt you later in the project. If you pay close attention to Chapters 4 (Main causes of e-project failure), 6 (Integration issues) and 10 (Avoid pitfalls in your e-business) in particular you'll save yourself a lot of grief.

Managing e-business projects cannot be done from an ivory tower. Get this book and benefit from the author's obvious experience. A perfect companion to this book is Managing E-Business Projects by Wes Balakian, Keith Young and Rajesh Veerapaneni because it goes into the nuts and bolts of project management using PMI's PMBOK as a framework.

On spot advice from experts.......2002-10-27

My advice is to read this book cover to cover before starting your next e-business project because you'll learn about the many ways for that project to fail if you don't take the risks and pitfalls into account.

In spite of the title the book is all about project risk management, and it delivers a wealth of information in a highly readable fashion. Every project manager will benefit from the advice in this book, as will business users and technical team members. It's also easy to read and is beautifully illustrated with graphs and charts that give meaning to points that they author makes.

While some may criticize this book using unsupported opinion remember that those who can do and those who can't teach. Buy this book and learn from it.

On the contrary ..........2002-10-06

Designed as a textbook for college-level courses, this book exposes students (and working practitioners) to what it realistically takes to manage an e-business project. Given the deplorable failure rate of such projects (and IT projects in general) the information and approach provided in this book, if followed, will go a long way towards reversing that trend.

What I especially like is the seamless blend of business and technical issues, and the way the author presents the realities of managing e-business projects. In particular, the first five chapters (nearly half of the book) cover the pitfalls to avoid, gives insights into critical success factors, and uncovers the technical and business aspects of e-business project management. The final six chapters tie together this material with case studies and other material that reinforce the first half.

Specific project management techniques are not covered in detail - if that is the type of book you're seeking I recommend "Managing e-business Projects: 99 Key Success Factors" by Stoehr (ISBN 3540421653). That book goes into project planning, estimating and control techniques as they specifically relate to e-business projects and complements this book nicely.

If you are a working professional and want insights into the pitfalls of e-business projects this book is an excellent resource. If you are teaching a course you'll prepare your students for the realities of e-business projects and make them more valuable to the workforce they will be joining if you include this book as a text. Either way it is, in my opinion, a book that delivers valuable knowledge and insights.

So Useless, It's Sad..........2002-06-13

Why can't someone write a practical book on e-commerce?
This book is so puerile, I can't believe the Financial Times had anything to do with it. The contents will numb your mind as it's all common sense you already know. Take for example the "six critical factors for success" cited in the book.

1) "Why e-business?" Duh... common sense, nobody would have bought this book if they hadn't already asked themselves this question. Answer is self-evident.
2) "Need good staff" Duh... no kidding...
3) "Time" Duh, no kidding... everything in life takes time...
4) "Need correct IT components" Duh, no kidding...
5) "Need money" Duh, no kidding...
6) "Legal approval" Duh, no kidding...

The whole book is like the above, it's all stuff that makes you smack your head and say, "No kidding, Sherlock!"
It is filled with charts, graphs and diagrams to point out the painfully obvious or the superfluous. Even the utterly clueless would learn practically nothing from this book.

Luckily, I teach an e-commerce course so I received this book for free as a promotion. Woe and sympathy to the person who pays any money for this useless tome!

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Recent years have witnessed a revolution in the way economies work. The world has moved away from centralized governments and economies, toward decentralized governments and market-driven economies. A pragmatic, non-ideological approach to mixed economic systems is becoming the order of the day, blurring the lines between public and private, and referred to here as the "economy without walls." The purpose of Hamlin and Lyons' new work is to synthesize an understanding of the economy without walls, distill the implications of this economy for local communities, and apply knowledge of those implications to guiding communities' development. The book assumes that the use of intersectoral partnerships is an important part of any urban or regional development strategy. It systematically describes such partnerships, including the philosophical foundations of this approach and the financial and non-financial activities used to implement it. The work then discusses trends in the theory and practice of local community management that result from this economic restructuring. The implications of the "economy without walls" cannot be ignored if urban planners and related professionals are to be effective in the new worldwide environment. This book will be a must-read for scholars, students, and practitioners in urban planning, economic development, and public administration.

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Filled with effective techniques

Managing e-Business Projects
Thomas Stoehr
Manufacturer: Springer
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ASIN: 3540421653

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The book provides a solid framework for managing e-business projects. With the increased popularity of web technologies, a growing number of people are now becoming involved in e-business. The book is primarily intended for current and prospective e-business project managers who wish to share ideas, experiences, and best practices. Recent market surveys of GartnerGroup, Forrester, and StandishGroup indicate that many e-business projects fail due to a lack of operational excellence in project management. Some project management techniques proven in traditional IT projects for decades can be also applied to e-business projects, but not all. This book shows which proven techniques are still valid and provides new techniques for situations that are unique to or have a special significance in e-business projects. Based on real-world experience, 99 concise key success factors are discussed preparing the reader to manage e-business projects on time and on budget.

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Filled with effective techniques.......2002-10-06

Although this book is about managing e-business projects the information can be effectively applied to any IT or software development project. The author starts with an accurate portrayal of the differences between traditional IT projects and the unique issues associated with e-business projects, then launches into one of the best descriptions of how to effectively manage an e-business project that I've read to date.

What makes this book so valuable, in my opinion, is the structured approach that is provided for planning, estimating and controlling an e-business project. Every aspect is thoroughly covered, starting with setting scope and developing the work breakdown structure, to managing documentation. Key areas covered by the chapters in this book include how to manage: scope, schedule, cost, stakeholder and team, risk, technology, quality, change, subcontractors and documentation. In other words, the full spectrum of key success factors. In fact the subtitle of this book is "99 Key Success Factors" and it lives up to that subtitle.

I've not found a more complete book that covers the range of techniques that this one contains, which is why I highly recommend it to anyone who is involved in planning and managing an e-business project. Another point is that the topic areas are closely aligned to the Project Management Institute's Project Management Body of Knowledge, although the author does not make any claims that this is the case. As such, this book is particularly valuable to project managers and organizations who work within that framework.

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While global sourcing has expanded dramatically in terms of activities, consistent challenges remain for organizations that choose such a business decision. These challenges include maximizing the opportunity afforded by globalization, fully realizing potential gains, and managing the risks inherent to global development. In addition, while companies continue to start or expand their use of global resources, little is being done to help project managers, business analysts, architects, and others succeed in this new environment. Built upon real-world experiences, Managing Global Development Risk provides the tools, techniques, and knowledge necessary to achieve project success with offshore resources. By reading and utilizing the templates within this book, you will acquire the following skills along with the ability to apply the principles to your unique work requirements: þ Knowledge of project management principles and their application þ Understanding of software development processes and their application þ Insight into the diverse personalities within your global development team and the appropriate management and communications style to achieve success þ Awareness of cultural issues and mannerisms that will enhance you ability to guide your team To fully realize the benefits of global development, a proper mix of local and offshore resources is essential. This book is an important tool that can help you gain the necessary competency and expand your skills in this critical area.

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Managing Web Projects for Dummies
Janine Warner
Manufacturer: Hungry Minds
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Managing Web Projects For Dummies brings you eCommerce strategies for every stage (and every type) of business: retailers, e-tailers, b -2b, b-2-c, small businesses, service companies, high-tech companies, non-profits and more. The advice in this friendly guide will help you find the right partners and players: from ISPs, to consultants, to designers. Plus, you'll discover the building blocks of a great business site, including domain names, image, utility, service, databases, and security. Do business without fear! Managing Web Projects For Dummies translates traditional business strategy into new economy terms without any intimidating or confusing technological mumbo-jumbo.

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