Managing user expectations on software projects: Lessons from the trenches

International Journal of Project Management

Volumn 26, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 700-712

  Petter, Stacie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT OMAHA   (United States)

Author keywords

Managing projects; Managing stakeholders

Indexed keywords

PROJECT MANAGEMENT;

MANAGING PROJECTS; MANAGING STAKEHOLDERS; PROJECT MANAGERS; SOFTWARE PROJECTS; USER EXPECTATIONS; USER INVOLVEMENT; USER SATISFACTION;

MANAGERS;

INFORMATION SYSTEM; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; SOFTWARE; STAKEHOLDER; STRATEGIC APPROACH;

EID: 52749095310     PISSN: 02637863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijproman.2008.05.014     Document Type: Article

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