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Record Nr.

UNINA9910457873403321

Autore

Witt Tom C.

Titolo

IT best practices : management, teams, quality, performance, and projects / / Tom C. Witt

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Boca Raton : , : CRC Press, , 2012

ISBN

0-429-11278-5

1-4665-5137-2

1-283-59640-7

9786613908858

1-4398-6855-7

Edizione

[1st edition]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (560 p.)

Disciplina

004.068/4

Soggetti

Information technology - Management

Knowledge management

Project management

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

An Auerbach book.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Chapter 1: Introduction; Chapter 2: Management Best Practices; Chapter 3: Five Disciplines of a Learning Organization; Chapter 4: The Effects of Management on Subordinates; Chapter 5: Management Types; Chapter 6: Crisis Management; Chapter 7: Jack Welch and Management; Chapter 8: Robert Greenleaf and Servant Leadership; Chapter 9: Management Wrap-Up; Chapter 10: Business Model; Chapter 11: High-Performance Teams; Chapter 12: Quality; Chapter 13: W. Edwards Deming, Father of Quality; Chapter 14: Process Engineering; Chapter 15: Lean Management

Chapter 16: Six SigmaChapter 17: Workplace Efficiencies and Distraction; Chapter 18: Technology; Chapter 19: Contractors; Chapter 20: Defects; Chapter 21: Knowledge Base for Project Work; Chapter 22: Project Selection Criteria; Chapter 23: Project Characteristics; Chapter 24: Effects of Project Failure; Chapter 25: Controlling Failure; Chapter 26: Project Methodology; Chapter 27: Project Phases; Chapter 28: Factors That Affect Projects; Chapter 29: Spiral and Linear Project



Methodology; Chapter 30: Project Management Improvement; Chapter 31: Conclusion; Bibliography; Index; Author Biography

Sommario/riassunto

Consistent success does not happen by chance. It occurs by having an understanding of what is happening in the environment and then having the skills to execute the necessary changes. Ideal for project, IT, and systems development managers, IT Best Practices: Management, Teams, Quality, Performance, and Projects details the skills, knowledge, and attributes needed to succeed in bringing about large-scale change. It explains how to incorporate quality methods into the change management process and outlines a holistic approach for transformation management.<