DIGITAL INNOVATION PORTFOLIO AND PROJECT MANAGEMENT
Assigned Readings:
Bent Flyvbjerg and Alexander Budzier, “Why Your IT Project May Be Riskier Than You Think,” Harvard Business Review, 2011
? Gibson, “IT-Enabled Business Change: An Approach To Understanding And Managing Risk”, MIS Quarterly Executive, 2003
? Wu et al., “Recognizing and Managing Innovation Points in Large IT Projects,” MIS Quarterly Executive, 2011
? http://agilemethodology.org/ – identify and notate (highlight/underline) sections of the articles that address the question points seen below or more generally that strike you as being interesting – make notes about your reactions, why you think particular points are interesting/controversial/incorrect – note questions and thoughts about possible practical implications for business and management
1. Main Ideas and Themes: What are the main ideas and themes that are suggested within and across the assigned readings? 2. Critical Analysis: Are the authors’ arguments and analyses convincing to you? Based upon previous readings and/or your own experiences, what are the major points that you agree with? What are the major points that you disagree with, or consider to be inappropriate for practice? Are there major issues or considerations that the authors have ignored? Do the authors anticipate and answer important counter-arguments? What evidence can you offer in support of your opinions? (e.g. personal experience, other articles you have read for this or other courses, application to the case studies)
3. Learning Reflection: What are the main lessons that these readings suggest to you? What new knowledge and insights about the session topic were revealed to you (either directly or indirectly) that you intend applying in the future? Are the lessons and implications that the authors suggest reasonable? Are they useful? Are the lessons consistent with readings from earlier sessions, and/or with your personal experience?
4. Application to Practice: In what contexts will you attempt to apply the lessons you have learned from the assigned readings? How will you apply the lessons? What caveats will you need to consider as you attempt to apply these lessons? What are the implications of these lessons for business and management practice in the future?
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