Vidal, D: Project Management in the Ed Tech Era

More than 80% of Technology projects fail. What does that mean? It means the project has broken one of the "Triple Constraints", scope, time, and budget. This book is focused on project planning and project management of IT projects in the education realm.This book provides the most streamlined methods for defining, developing, documenting, and executing any Education Technology project. It provides the methods to insure integrity and accuracy in the planning phase, and control and communication in the execution phase. It defines how projects start and end, and all the milestones and control points in the middle. And it details how you can execute it all. After reading this book, you will have the methods, templates and examples, in order to deliver successful Education Technology projects, but more importantly, this book will give you the insights of how to become a successful Education Technology Project Manager.

ForewordPrefaceIntroductionMAPIT® IT Project ManagementStrategic Planning vs. Project PlanningCHAPTER ONE - PROJECT FUNDAMENTALSProject PlanProject ManagementKey ConceptsFirst Things First - Project InitiationCHAPTER TWO - CORE PROCESSES - CREATING THE PROJECT PLANScope DevelopmentTask DefinitionsTask SequencingResource StaffingSchedule DevelopmentProject BudgetPlan DevelopmentCHAPTER THREE - SUPPORT PROCESSESCommunications PlanProject Control PlanResource Staffing PlanRisk Management PlanChange Management PlanQuality Assurance PlanData Integrity PlanProject Completion, Acceptance, Delivery and CloseoutProject ExecutionFINAL THOUGHTSAbout the Author