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McManus, J., T. Wood-Harper. 2004. Information Systems Project Management: Methods, Tools and Techniques.

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MCMANUS, J., T. WOOD-HARPER. 2004. Information Systems Project Management: Methods, Tools and Techniques. Prentice Hall, Upper Saddle River, NJ. 310 pp. $64.50.

Current literature about information systems (IS) is quite abundant and sometimes confusing (Checkland and Holwell 1998). A quick search on "information systems" in Amazon's book Web site provides more than 75,000 results. Obviously, a lifetime would not be sufficient to read all this material--nor would doing so be sensible. Therefore, recommendations on which IS books to read are generally useful.

McManus and Wood-Harper have produced a valuable text that is deeply rooted in practical insight; this is an achievement by itself. They claim to offer "a clear and logical exposition of how to plan, organize and monitor projects effectively in order to deliver quality information systems within time, to budget and a high standard" (cover page). Certainly, they have achieved this. Additionally, they did it using a theme that had not been explored as deeply as other areas within information systems and technologies (IS/IT)....

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