Title :
Time-based management of project planning in e-commerce deployment
Author :
Fong, Bemard C M ; Chan, Catherine H Y ; Fong, A.C.M.
Author_Institution :
CTS Center, Lucent Technol. Bell Labs., Singapore
Abstract :
The methodology of project planning should assess the uncertainties involved in a project. In today´s fast growing Internet demands with more people accessing the Internet worldwide and online shopping becomes increasingly popular, selling online becomes a very competitive business and time is a critical factor in launching a web site for business. This paper identifies how risks can be minimized by proper planning and how planning is implemented, and address any organizational issues. This paper concentrates on the management prospects, particularly in ensuring accurate tracking that is specific to e-commerce. A discussion on some common causes of project delay are also presented
Keywords :
Internet; electronic commerce; home shopping; information resources; project management; Internet; business web site launch; e-commerce deployment; management prospects; online selling; online shopping; organizational issues; project delay; project planning; risks minimization; time-based management; uncertainties; Asia; Costs; Delay; Economic forecasting; Floods; Internet; Project management; Target tracking; Technical drawing; Uncertainty;
Conference_Titel :
Management of Innovation and Technology, 2000. ICMIT 2000. Proceedings of the 2000 IEEE International Conference on
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-6652-2
DOI :
10.1109/ICMIT.2000.916769