Managing Very Large IT Projects in Businesses and Organizations

Successful management of very large IT projects is increasingly becoming vital to corporations worldwide. Driven mainly by the demands of global competition, rapid technological growth, and faster time to market, these projects often result in un-integrated systems, and are thus incapable of supporting coordination to meet organizational goals. Managing Very Large IT Projects in Businesses and Organizations offers a unique perspective on the management and implementation of very large IT projects, discussing sub-project integration, risk management, IT project life cycle, leadership and team building, emerging technologies, corporate strategies, resource management, quality management, quality assurance, and other influencing factors of very large successful IT projects in organizations.

Matthew Waritay Guah was borned in Sanniquellie City, Nimba County, Liberia. He currently holds a British passport and lives in The Netherlands. Matthew attended St. Mary s RC School in Sanniquellie until 1983 and spent two years at Don Bosco Polytechnic (Sinkor, Monrovia). He migrated to Great Britain in 1994 and has made it a home for his family while travelling and working in different parts of the world. He was deemed to have demonstrated exemplary achievement and distinguished contributions to the business community and certificated to appear in the 2008-2009 edition of Madison Who s Who of Professionals

Matthew Guah presently works as assistant professor at Erasmus School of Economics, Erasmus University Rotterdam. Research focuses in organizational issues surrounding emerging technologies (i.e. Web Services and SOA) in the healthcare and financial industries. His research interests include neo-institutional theory, socio-economic impacts of E-Business on government services delivery, resistance to IS, organizational structure, IS infrastructure, strategic planning for IS with a more general interest in the cognitive, material and social relationships between science, technology and business as well as their implications for present-day understandings of creativity and innovation.

Matthew Guah has his PhD in Information Systems and Management Controls from Warwick Business School, MSc in Technology Management from University of Manchester, and BSc (Honours) from Salford University (United Kingdom). He came into academia with a wealth of industrial experience spanning over ten years (including Merrill Lynch, CITI Bank, HSBC, British Airways, and United Nations). Authored books include Managing Very Large IT Projects and Internet Strategy: The Road to Web Services (with W.Currie). Recent journal publications include JIT, ISM, IJST&M, IT&I, IJKM, IJHT&M, IJT&HI. Editorial membership of JCIT, SJI, JIQ, JMIS and IJEC. Reviewer for major IS journals and conferences. Also a member of ERIM, AIS, UKAIS, BMiS, and BCS.