Dynamic e-business implementation management : how to effectively manage e-business implementation

Implementing e-business requires a dynamic approach that can respond to changes in technology, management direction, customer and supplier behavior, and competition.

Many traditional project management methods don't work with e-business.

This book presents proven real world management methods that are adaptive, dynamic, and flexible in an e-business environment.

It tackles the central issues of e-business: the burgeoning market for "buy-side" extranet/Internet procurement and supply chain management/business-to-business, Web-based transactions.It helps: set up an e-business implementation plan using proven project templates; anticipate and cope with dynamic change during e-business implementation; encourage and motivate the e-business team to participate in project management and resolving issues; deal with e-business implementation issues and crises; address 100 specific e-business management issues; communicate effectively with management on e-business; share and allocate resources among e-business and other work; manage e-business teams of business staff, vendors, and IT; and, gather and use e-business lessons learned as the basis for expanding and improving future e-business efforts.

It helps answers questions such as: What are critical success factors in e-business implementation?

How do you get employees and managers to participate in e-business?

How do you set up your e-business implementation plan fast?

How do you share resources between e-business and other work?

How do you use project templates and modern software tools to increase your chance of e-business success?

How do you manage and control risk in your e-business project? And, how do you direct large-scale e-business efforts in the real world?