50 Questions Executives Should Ask About Technology Projects
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50 Questions Executives Should Ask About Technology Projects

50 Questions Executives Should Ask About Technology Projects


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Theme of This Book Frank McKinney Hubbard an American cartoonist in the early 1900s coined a phrase "no one can feel as helpless as the owner of a sick goldfish". I think this applies nicely to the feelings of many Executives towards their Technology Projects. You cannot ask a goldfish what is wrong because you do not speak the "goldfish language" and even if you miraculously were able to get the goldfish to talk, you probably wouldn't understand what they are saying. Without this understanding, anything you did to try to help the goldfish would be as likely to kill it as to make it better. So it is with Technology Projects. Technical personnel have their own esoteric language that is difficult for most Executives to understand. Therefore these projects often do not get the appropriate level of Executive oversight. I have often heard Executive lament that they wished that had known the questions to ask in order to understand the true state of their Projects. This book contains 50 simple, but key questions that non-technical Executives can use to better understand their projects along with practical advice on how to address common problems. Real World examples are used to illustrate what can go wrong and the impact. Most project that fail can be "rescued" if issues are recognized early enough to allow time for corrective action. This book will help you identify common issues that plague Technology Projects. Focus Areas Preventing Project Failure Focus on Business Value and Benefits Importance of Scope/ Requirements Management Understanding Organizational Dynamics Schedule/Cost/Resource Management Contractual Concerns Managing Project Leaders and Team Members Executive Involvement and Oversight
About the Author: Mr. Dearing has over 35 years of experience in managing Technology Projects starting with his first job where he attained the rank of Captain in the US Army while managing computer projects and systems in Washington DC. After leaving the military, he worked in various management capacities on several large military Technology Projects including projects for the US Navy Pay and Personnel System, The US Navy Trident Submarine Program, and the Air Force Command and Control System. For the last nearly 20 years, Mr. Dearing has been an independent consultant specializing in helping large organizations deal with complex Technology Projects. Major clients have include, General Motors, Honda, Worthington Industries, Xerox, Federal Government of Canada, various US Government Agencies, the States of West Virginia and Ohio, National City Bank, Pemco Financial, and Union Carbide. His resume defines him as an: "Exceptionally well-qualified senior level IT Program/Project Manager with a successful track record of driving on-time on-budget delivery of large global multi-million dollar programs in the supply chain, manufacturing, financial services, Military, and Federal/State Government domains. An experienced expert in large project risk assessment/ remediation, implementation of Project Management Offices (PMO) methodologies, portfolio management and the remote management of large multi-location global Programs. Results oriented success driven professional acknowledged for integrity, high professional standards, and "grace under fire" with a strong customer-service orientation, "big-picture" vision, and strong sensitivity to the bottom-line." Since this section is also supposed to include some interesting facts, Mr. Dearing is proud to be an Eagle Scout, has actually been on a Trident Missile Submarine, has been involved in Technology Projects on every continent except Antarctica, and for two years taught Computer Science at night in the Maximum Security Unit of the DC State Prison.


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9781500831387
  • Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
  • Publisher Imprint: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
  • Height: 229 mm
  • No of Pages: 426
  • Series Title: English
  • Sub Title: A Practical Approach to Maximizing Value and Minimizing Risk
  • Width: 152 mm
  • ISBN-10: 1500831387
  • Publisher Date: 26 Feb 2015
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: N
  • Spine Width: 22 mm
  • Weight: 616 gr


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