Seven fundamentals of IT project success - Part 1


	Seven fundamentals of IT project success - Part 1

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10-20-2009 3:58 AM

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Seven fundamentals of IT project success - Part 1

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<li style="margin-left:16px;padding-left: 0px;">Business case</LI>
<li style="margin-left:16px;padding-left: 0px;">Stakeholder and user engagement</LI>
<li style="margin-left:16px;padding-left: 0px;">Executive sponsorship</LI>
<li style="margin-left:16px;padding-left: 0px;">Third-party relationships</LI>
<li style="margin-left:16px;padding-left: 0px;">Project management</LI>
<li style="margin-left:16px;padding-left: 0px;">Change management</LI>
<li style="margin-left:16px;padding-left: 0px;">Resource availability</LI>
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