Project Management in Distributed Projects: Challenges, Success Factors, Tool Support - Softcover

Gollubits, Thomas

Softcover

ISBN 10: 3639027078 ISBN 13: 9783639027075

Publisher: VDM Verlag, 2008

Synopsis

Changes in industry and communication have made outsourcing and decentralization in large companies an attractive alternative in a deregulated market economy. Consequently, companies have to deal with distributed projects whereby project personnel can be spread over a number of countries. Coordination of project participants and information handling both become important elements in such arrangements. Lack of face to face meetings, language barriers and different time zones are some of the challenges in distributed projects. Effective communication together with electronic communication and collaboration technology can be a success factor for mastering distributed projects. This book highlights challenges, advantages and risks of distributed projects by analyzing a survey that was done in a large Software-Company. The author Thomas Gollubits shows the advantages of using effective tool-support by undertaking a case study introducing a Web based Enterprise Project Management Tool. This book addresses all managers and project leaders who are confronted with the challenges of mastering distributed projects.

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About the Author

Thomas Gollubits, Mag.: Study at Federal Higher Technical Institute for Educating and Experimenting, Mödling, Specialized engineering discipline: Electronic and High Frequency Technique.Study for Informatics and Economy, TU-Vienna,Specialization: Quality- and Project-Management, Industrial Economics.Project Manager at Siemens AG Austria

Edition details

• Publisher: VDM Verlag
• Publication date: 2008
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3639027078
• ISBN 13: 9783639027075
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 208