WEEK 3-4 The Project Management and Information Technology Context

Projects Cannot Be Run
In Isolation

A Systems View of Project Management

Three Sphere Model for Systems Management

The Four Frames of Organizations

What Went Wrong?

Organizational Structures

Functional, Project, and Matrix Organizational Structures

Organizational Structure Influences on Projects

Organizational Culture

Ten Characteristics of Organizational Culture

The Importance of Top Management Commitment

How Top Management Can Help Project Managers

Project Phases and the Project Life Cycle

More on Project Phases

Phases of the Traditional Project Life Cycle

Product Life Cycles

Predictive Life Cycle Models

Waterfall and Spiral Life Cycle Models

Agile Software Development

The Importance of Project Phases and Management Reviews

The Context of IT Projects

Recent Trends Affecting IT Project Management

Important Issues and Suggestions Related to Globalization

Outsourcing

Virtual Teams Advantages and disadvantages

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