Seminar on IT Project Management

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Seminar on IT Project Management

• Conceiving IT Projects
• C.K. Law
• University of Hong Kong
• January 21, 2002.

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Content of Presentation

• Opportunities for using IT
• Applications
• Business Process Reengineering
• User requirements
• Cost
• Concluding remarks

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Opportunities for Using IT

• B to B, B to C, P to P
• Tedious and Repetitive tasks
• Needing a good secretary or assistant
• Management decisions relying on data
• Anything you want to do.

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Applications of IT

• MIS - financial, HRM, Project Management, etc
• Service Applications - CIS, Diagnostic Aide,
  Treatment
• E-Learning
• Knowledge Management
• Communication systems
• Decision Support Systems

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BPR and IT

• Use of IT changes power structure
• Use of IT changes working process
• Small changes in use of IT may induce major
  restructuring
• Without restructuring, the introduction of IT may
  not produce savings to justify the investment

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User requirements

• Know IT yourself by using it
• Know thy needs
• Have an IT personnel who speaks your language

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Cost

• HardSoftHuman - 124
• Humanware - manage and operate, communication and
  training
• Saving or Spending more
• Quicker and Quicker, Better and Better, More and
  More
• The popular/more the cheaper

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Concluding Remarks

• Dont reinvent the wheel
• Your are not alone
• Go to the www first
• Call ITRC next