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Submission Deadline: <font size="3">November</font> <font
size="3">15</font>, 2013</font></span></b></p>
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size="3">Modern Techniques for Successful IT Project
Management <br>
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book edited by Dr. <font size="2">Shang Gao</font> <font
size="2">(Zhongnan University of Economics and Law, China)</font><br>
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<font size="2">Dr</font>. <font size="2">Lazar Rusu</font> </span></font><font
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<b>Introduction</b><br>
Economic conditions demand that Information Technologies (IT)
deliver ever more business value. Today, information technology
plays a more and more important role in project management. The
scope and complexity of IT projects has increased, requiring
excellent project management to fully realize the benefits of
IT. Unfortunately, IT projects have become notorious for high
failure rates or having significant cost or budget overruns.
Both research and anecdotal evidence suggests that many IT
projects struggle to meet functionality and quality targets.
Research has identified multiple reasons for these challenges in
IT projects, such as project escalation, poor risk management,
failure to manage user expectations, poor software development
or project management processes, or inability to learn from past
mistakes and successes. It is believed that there is still much
to be learned and discussed about improving success rates for IT
projects. This book intends to provide a systematic synthesis of
the latest research findings and professional experience on
modern techniques for successful IT project management.<span
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<b>Objective of the Book</b><br>
This book brings together the latest academic research and
professional practice, covering aspects related to modern
techniques for successful IT project management. It will
introduce modern techniques that are already contributing to IT
project management. It will be valuable to academics and
practitioners who want to improve their understanding of IT
project management in terms of modern techniques. This book is
expected to be a significant compilation of high quality
chapters, aimed at advancing peoples¡¯ understanding of IT
project management.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br>
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<b>Target Audience</b><br>
The target audience of this book will be composed of researchers
and professionals working in the fields of project management,
information systems, and IT project management. Moreover, the
book will provide insights and support to executives concerned
with IT project management, as well as enable the assessment of
the organizational impact of IT in different settings. Last but
not least, the other prospective audience of the book is
university students specializing in IT project management.<span
class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br>
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<b>Recommended topics include, but are not limited to, the
following:</b><br>
<ul class="ul-margins-med" style="margin: 5px 0px 12px 10px;
padding-left: 10px;">
<li style="margin-bottom: 3px; padding-bottom: 3px;">Virtual
project management</li>
<li style="margin-bottom: 3px; padding-bottom: 3px;">Agile
project management</li>
<li style="margin-bottom: 3px; padding-bottom: 3px;">Project
success</li>
<li style="margin-bottom: 3px; padding-bottom: 3px;">Risk
management</li>
<li style="margin-bottom: 3px; padding-bottom: 3px;">Outsourcing
or distributed projects</li>
<li style="margin-bottom: 3px; padding-bottom: 3px;">Project
management methodologies</li>
<li style="margin-bottom: 3px; padding-bottom: 3px;">Project
quality metrics or standards</li>
<li style="margin-bottom: 3px; padding-bottom: 3px;">IT
project governance</li>
<li style="margin-bottom: 3px; padding-bottom: 3px;">Project
controlling practices</li>
<li style="margin-bottom: 3px; padding-bottom: 3px;">Best
practices in IT outsourced projects</li>
<li style="margin-bottom: 3px; padding-bottom: 3px;">Relationships
in IT outsourced projects</li>
<li style="margin-bottom: 3px; padding-bottom: 3px;">Project
lifecycle management</li>
<li style="margin-bottom: 3px; padding-bottom: 3px;">Modeling
approach for IT project management</li>
<li style="margin-bottom: 3px; padding-bottom: 3px;">Managing
IT outsourced projects</li>
<li style="margin-bottom: 3px; padding-bottom: 3px;">Coordination
of IT projects</li>
<li style="margin-bottom: 3px; padding-bottom: 3px;">Theories
used in IT project management</li>
<li style="margin-bottom: 3px; padding-bottom: 3px;">Pedagogical
issues on modern techniques for IT project management</li>
</ul>
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<b>Submission Procedure</b><br>
Researchers and practitioners are invited to submit on or before<span
class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>November 15, 2013</b>,
a 2-3 page chapter proposal clearly explaining the mission and
concerns of his or her proposed chapter. Authors of accepted
proposals will be notified by<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>December
15, 2013</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>about
the status of their proposals and sent chapter guidelines. Full
chapters are expected to be submitted by<span
class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>February 28, 2014.</b><span
class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>All submitted chapters
will be reviewed on a double-blind review basis. Contributors
may also be requested to serve as reviewers for this project.<span
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<b>Publisher</b><br>
This book is scheduled to be published by IGI Global (formerly
Idea Group Inc.), publisher of the ¡°Information Science
Reference¡± (formerly Idea Group Reference), ¡°Medical Information
Science Reference,¡± ¡°Business Science Reference,¡± and
¡°Engineering Science Reference¡± imprints. For additional
information regarding the publisher, please visit<span
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href="http://www.igi-global.com/publish/call-for-papers/call-details/www.igi-global.com"
target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);
text-decoration: none;">www.igi-global.com</a>. This
publication is anticipated to be released in 2014.<span
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<b>Important Dates</b><br>
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<td><b>November 15, 2013:</b></td>
<td>Proposal Submission Deadline</td>
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<td><b>December 15, 2013:</b></td>
<td>Notification of Acceptance</td>
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<td><b>February 28, 2014:</b></td>
<td>Full Chapter Submission</td>
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<td><b>April 30, 2014:</b></td>
<td>Review Results Returned</td>
</tr>
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<td><b>June 15, 2014:</b></td>
<td>Final Chapter Submission</td>
</tr>
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<td><b>July 15, 2014:</b></td>
<td>Final Deadline</td>
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Dr. Lazar Rusu<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br>
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Stockholm University<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br>
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