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• Course Textbook
• Brown, C. V., DeHayes, D. W., Hoffer, J. A., Martin, E. W., & Perkins, W. C. (2012). Managing information technology
• (7th ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall.
Problem 1. What information is typically included in an initial IT project request? In a project charter?
Problem 2. Why might companies today develop IS operational plans that cover only one year?
Problem 3. What types of project staffing skills have been identified as important for successful IT project managers?
Problem 4. Why is it important to assess business user attitudes, not just their use of information?
Problem 5. Describe the difference between project, program, and portfolio management.
Problem 6. Bottom-up and top-down are the two traditional approaches to estimating project budgets. Contrast the strengths of bottom-up and top-down approaches to project budgeting.