BOOK REVIEW:

Book Title: Internet Solutions for Project Managers
Authors: Amit K. Maitra
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
List Price: US$130, hardcover, 217 pages
Publication Date: 2000
ISBN: 978-0-471-33027-1
Reviewer: Ray Rials, PMP
Review Date: July 2009

Introduction to the Book

This book takes the reader through a historical survey of Internet technologies, how these technologies can be used to manage projects and how these technologies can be leveraged as part of a product offering.

Case studies are then introduced to provide the reader an understanding of how internet technologies can be leveraged for improved productivity, examples of internet technologies to provide access to information and content in parts of the world with limited bandwidth. The final case introduces the reader to Internet Cache considerations along with new technologies that may change the Internet content landscape.

The final section of the book focuses the reader on ROI considerations to leverage Internet technologies as part of the internal productivity improvements or product features. The reader is provided a series of considerations a company should consider then using Internet technologies as part of the product offering, from back office to customer facing security considerations.


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About the Author Ray Rials, PMP   Ray Rials , PMP is a software development manager for Convergys in Dallas, a leader in the speech voice recognition, voice/data convergence space. He has over 22 years in the software development domain with 15 years managing all aspects of product development including Backoffice ERP/CRM solutions, commercial products (B2B, B2C and Telecom) and in a consulting practice. He is a graduate of Sam Houston State University , is PMP certified and is currently enrolled in the Project Management MBA program at the University of Texas at Dallas . He lives in Dallas with his family and can be contacted at rayrials@hotmail.com.