Managing Projects in Information Technology

Essay from the year 2017 in the subject Computer Science - Applied, grade: A, Anglia Ruskin University, language: English, abstract: Information technology project management is different from normal project management due to the possible complexity it could be. It could vary from designing the infrastructure of a new building to developing a simple application. Its complexity comes from the fact that many teams can be involved (e.g. network team, software team, technical support, vendors, finance, etc.). In addition, the dynamic nature of the IT projects requires the project manager to be more agile to challenges that might come. In this article, we will have a situation from real life on how IT project manager will organize his project in all its stages, from project initiation to project close. It will show samples of reports that should be generated periodically to track the project execution.

Haitham Ismail, MSc Information Systems (Systems Security), CISSP Haitham Ismail is a cybersecurity professional who holds his master degree in Information Systems (Systems Security) from Anglia Ruskin University, the United Kingdom in 2018. Besides, a bachelor degree in electric engineering Section of electronics and communication in 2006 from Ain Shams University, Egypt. He has 13 years of experience working as a security professional in different sectors (Banking, Government, and Insurance). Currently, Ismail is the IT - Security Manager for BUPA Arabia a leading Insurance company in Saudi Arabia who are responsible for leading establishment and operation information security program including Information security research and development for emerging technologies (Cloud Computing, IOT, etc.) or new threats (Ransomware, crypto-mining).