TY  - BOOK
AU  - Smith,John M.
ED  - Institution of Electrical Engineers.
TI  - Troubled IT projects: prevention and turnaround 
SN  - 0852961049
PY  - 2001///
CY  - Stevenage
PB  - Institution of Electrical Engineers
KW  - Project management
KW  - Information technology
KW  - Management
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; Why Projects Fail -- What is a Troubled Project? -- Root Causes of Troubled Projects -- A Troubled Project Case Study--The SS Great Eastern -- Preventing Troubled Projects at the Planning Stage -- A Professional Services Sales Primer -- Opportunity Qualification and Selection -- Engaging the Potential Buyer and Bid Planning -- Shaping the Solution -- Defining and Refining the Solution -- Project Estimating, Planning, Contract Negotiation and Pricing -- Managing Quality and Risk -- Writing and Presenting the Proposal -- Reviewing Troubled Projects in Delivery -- Project Delivery Reviews -- Review Planning and Preparation -- Conducting the Review and Preparing the Report -- Requirements and Design Baselines -- Project Planning and Progress Against Plans -- The Development Life Cycle -- Project Organisation -- Project Management System -- Project Turnaround and Organisational Learning -- Turning Around a Troubled Project -- Individual and Organisational Learning -- 'Key Lessons' extracted from the UK House of Commons Committee of Public Accounts First Report--Improving the Delivery of Government IT Projects--published on 24 November 1999
N2  - This book provides systematic guidance on how to avoid the causes of IT project failure at every stage. It includes a detailed analysis of the 40 root causes of troubled IT
ER  -