Coping with IS/IT Risk Management: The Recipes of Experienced Project Managers (Practitioner Series) [Paperback]

Tony Moynihan (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 1852335556 | ISBN-13: 978-1852335557 | Publication Date: April 8, 2002 | Edition: 1st Edition.

Successful and experienced IT solutions providers talk about their actual practical experiences in IT risk management. Tony Moynihan has asked successful IS/IT project managers to compare and contrast their recent projects in terms of the various important and different factors they had to deal with in each project. The issues and concerns explored in the text include: how to handle unrealistic client expectations; deciding on the 'ownership' of a project; and setting targets that work in practice! The result is a very well-written, interesting book, which will be enormously helpful to any professional who needs to cope with the many and varied problems which can be encountered in IS/IT risk management.

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About the Author

Tony Moynihan is a Professor at the School of Computer Applications at Dublin City University, researching in the field of software engineering and software project risk-analysis.

Product Details

• Paperback: 342 pages
• Publisher: Springer; 1st Edition. edition (April 8, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1852335556
• ISBN-13: 978-1852335557
• Product Dimensions: 9.7 x 7.7 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.7 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,271,578 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Finally - a book on risk management that's fun to read, May 28, 2002

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This review is from: Coping with IS/IT Risk Management: The Recipes of Experienced Project Managers (Practitioner Series) (Paperback)

This is probably one of the most unique books on IT project risk management in that it doesn't go into the process and techniques of risk management, but in the common risks and how to deal with them.

Don't expect qualitative or quantitative risk assessment methods, or even a risk management process that is almost an obligatory part of most project management books. Do expect the collective wisdom of real people who were interviewed, and their recommendations for dealing with the 'real risks'.

These risks range from misaligned or unwarranted expectations to slippery requirements. If you've managed an IT project many of the risks will be familiar. How the PMs who were interviewed handled them will be illuminating.

Aside from the fact that this is a highly readable book that is packed with wisdom and advice, the appendices also add a considerable value. Appendix 1 cross references the risks (constructs) by theme making it easy to quickly find the solution to a particular issue. Appendix 2 gives 5 hypothetical project profiles that reinforce the information in the body of the book, and Appendix 3 is a collection of strategies from the body of the book.

Regardless of whether you are preparing to manage your first project or are seasoned and battle-scared, this book provides knowledge and advice that you can use.

0 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars No worth the time and money, October 17, 2002

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This review is from: Coping with IS/IT Risk Management: The Recipes of Experienced Project Managers (Practitioner Series) (Paperback)

The content is kind of chaos and the book seems like a graduate student project