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| 100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME |
| Personal name |
Cats-Brail, William |
| 245 ## - TITLE STATEMENT |
| Title |
Managing information technology projects in the public sector |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc. |
1995 |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION |
| Extent |
p.559-66 |
| 362 ## - DATES OF PUBLICATION AND/OR SEQUENTIAL DESIGNATION |
| Dates of publication and/or sequential designation |
Nov-Dec |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. |
| Summary, etc. |
"Are frameworks developed in the private sector for managing information technology (IT) projects appropriate for public sector efforts? The management of IT projects is an increasingly important issue in the public sector, especially as budgetary constraints become more stringent and failed IT project implementations receive widespread publicity. Although frameworks for project risk assessment and project management exist for the private sector, such frameworks do not explicitly recognize the inherent differences between managing in public and private organizations. In this article, the authors use an in-depth case description of the State of Vermont's Human Resource Management System (HRMS) to illustrate many of the pitfalls of public sector management of IT projects. The project was two years late and more than $1 million over budget, and by early 1995, the system was still experiencing some problems. Unfortunately, the difficulties that surfaced are not unique to this project; nor are they unique to the State of Vermont. The authors propose modifications to private sector project management techniques and identify lessons that can be learned from the HRMS experience" |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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Public sector enterprises |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
| Topical term or geographic name entry element |
Public sector |
| 700 ## - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME |
| Personal name |
Thompson, Ronald |
| 773 ## - HOST ITEM ENTRY |
| Main entry heading |
Public Administration Review |
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30200 |