Conflicting Priorities and Constrained Resources: The "Soft Side" of Application Development Project Management in a Nonprofit Environment
Conflicting Priorities and Constrained Resources: The "Soft Side" of Application Development Project Management in a Nonprofit Environment
Friday, October 31, 2008 | 10:30AM–11:20AM | Room W230CD
Session Type:
Professional Development
Classic project management techniques are centered on for-profit enterprises and adhere to linear, sequential approaches. Higher education IT—particularly in the area of application development—faces a very different environment. How can higher education IT managers show progress? Convey value? What soft skills are essential in this niche?
Presenters
Jeremy Shafer
Professor, Fox School of Business, Temple University