MARC Record from marc_overdrive

LEADER: 03228nam 2200289Ka 4500
008 000000s2006 nyu s 000 0 eng d
040 $aTEFOD$cTEFOD
006 m d
007 cr cn---------
020 $a1895186749 (electronic bk. : Adobe Digital Editions)
037 $bOverDrive, Inc.$nhttp://www.overdrive.com
100 1 $aKozak-Holland, Mark $q(Mark Kozak-Holland).
245 10 $aAvoiding Project Disaster$h[electronic resource].
260 $aOshawa :$bMulti-Media Publications Inc.,$c2006.
500 $aTitle from eBook information screen.
520 $aImagine you are in one of Titanic ́s lifeboats just sighted by the rescue ship Carpathia. As you look back at the wreckage site, you wonder how such a disaster could have happened. What were the causes? How could things have gone so badly wrong? Why did she founder? No one had expected it.Titanic ́s maiden voyage was a disaster waiting to happen as a result of the compromises made in the project that constructed the ship. This book explores how modern executives can take lessons from a nuts-and-bolts construction project like Titanic and use those lessons to ensure the right approach to developing online business solutions. Looking at this historical project as a model will prove to be incisive as it cuts away the layers of IT jargon and complexity.Avoiding Project Disaster is about delivering IT projects in a world where being on time and on budget is not enough. You also need to be online ́ up and running around the clock for the benefit of your customers and partners. This book will help you successfully maneuver through the ice floes of IT management in an industry with a notoriously high project failure rate.Read This Book to: ́ØImprove the probability of success and mitigate the risk in your IT projects. ́ØDeliver your goods and services in an environment of uncertainty. ́ØAnticipate and mitigate online outages to save money, customer goodwill, and maybe your job. ́ØEnsure your investments in individual IT projects, related to online operations, are well directed. ́ØRun with the IT jargon wolves without being devoured. ́ØKnow what to measure and how to measure it.Target Audience:Avoiding Project Disaster is intended for readers who want to know about the delivery of online IT projects without drowning in IT complexities and jargon. It is designed to help CFOs and other C-level executives understand key IT project issues.
533 $aElectronic reproduction.$bOshawa :$cMulti-Media Publications Inc.,$d2006.$nRequires Adobe Digital Editions (file size: 29471 KB).
538 $aRequires Adobe Digital Editions (file size: 29471 KB).
653 #0 $aBusiness
653 #0 $aComputer Technology
653 #0 $aHistory
653 #0 $aNonfiction
655 7 $aElectronic books.$2local
776 1 $cOriginal$z1895186730
856 4 $uhttp://search.overdrive.com/SearchResults.aspx?ReserveID={8010652D-BF48-4F5A-804D-660BF975CA53}$zClick for library availability
856 4 $uhttp://www.librarybin.com/ContentDetails.htm?ID=8010652D-BF48-4F5A-804D-660BF975CA53$zClick to purchase
856 4 $3Image$uhttp://images.contentreserve.com/ImageType-100/1104-1/{8010652D-BF48-4F5A-804D-660BF975CA53}Img100.jpg