Darryl Vidal holds a Bachelor’s degree in Business and a Master’s degree in Education Technology and has been consulting for K-12 school technology programs for over 20 years. He has been responsible for planning long-range technology programs for schools of over $2 billion and holds the registered trademark for authoring the MAPIT® Strategic Planning and Project Management methodology.

• ForewordPrefaceIntroductionMAPIT® IT Project ManagementStrategic Planning vs. Project PlanningCHAPTER ONE - PROJECT FUNDAMENTALSProject PlanProject ManagementKey ConceptsFirst Things First - Project InitiationCHAPTER TWO - CORE PROCESSES - CREATING THE PROJECT PLANScope DevelopmentTask DefinitionsTask SequencingResource StaffingSchedule DevelopmentProject BudgetPlan DevelopmentCHAPTER THREE - SUPPORT PROCESSESCommunications PlanProject Control PlanResource Staffing PlanRisk Management PlanChange Management PlanQuality Assurance PlanData Integrity PlanProject Completion, Acceptance, Delivery and CloseoutProject ExecutionFINAL THOUGHTSAbout the Author

Project Management in the Ed Tech Era is the "how to" book on successful implementation of the strategic plan. MAPIT® provides the plans and procedures to manage resources, communications, changes, risk, data integrity and overall project quality. The methodology in this book will assist Project Managers in the implementation of technology projects.

Darryl Vidal holds a Bachelor’s degree in Business and a Master’s degree in Education Technology and has been consulting for K-12 school technology programs for over 20 years. He has been responsible for planning long-range technology programs for schools of over $2 billion and holds the registered trademark for authoring the MAPIT® Strategic Planning and Project Management methodology.

• ForewordPrefaceIntroductionMAPIT® IT Project ManagementStrategic Planning vs. Project PlanningCHAPTER ONE - PROJECT FUNDAMENTALSProject PlanProject ManagementKey ConceptsFirst Things First - Project InitiationCHAPTER TWO - CORE PROCESSES - CREATING THE PROJECT PLANScope DevelopmentTask DefinitionsTask SequencingResource StaffingSchedule DevelopmentProject BudgetPlan DevelopmentCHAPTER THREE - SUPPORT PROCESSESCommunications PlanProject Control PlanResource Staffing PlanRisk Management PlanChange Management PlanQuality Assurance PlanData Integrity PlanProject Completion, Acceptance, Delivery and CloseoutProject ExecutionFINAL THOUGHTSAbout the Author

Project Management in the Ed Tech Era is the "how to" book on successful implementation of the strategic plan. MAPIT® provides the plans and procedures to manage resources, communications, changes, risk, data integrity and overall project quality. The methodology in this book will assist Project Managers in the implementation of technology projects.

Darryl Vidal holds a Bachelor’s degree in Business and a Master’s degree in Education Technology and has been consulting for K-12 school technology programs for over 20 years. He has been responsible for planning long-range technology programs for schools of over $2 billion and holds the registered trademark for authoring the MAPIT® Strategic Planning and Project Management methodology.

• ForewordPrefaceIntroductionMAPIT® IT Project ManagementStrategic Planning vs. Project PlanningCHAPTER ONE - PROJECT FUNDAMENTALSProject PlanProject ManagementKey ConceptsFirst Things First - Project InitiationCHAPTER TWO - CORE PROCESSES - CREATING THE PROJECT PLANScope DevelopmentTask DefinitionsTask SequencingResource StaffingSchedule DevelopmentProject BudgetPlan DevelopmentCHAPTER THREE - SUPPORT PROCESSESCommunications PlanProject Control PlanResource Staffing PlanRisk Management PlanChange Management PlanQuality Assurance PlanData Integrity PlanProject Completion, Acceptance, Delivery and CloseoutProject ExecutionFINAL THOUGHTSAbout the Author

Project Management in the Ed Tech Era is the "how to" book on successful implementation of the strategic plan. MAPIT® provides the plans and procedures to manage resources, communications, changes, risk, data integrity and overall project quality. The methodology in this book will assist Project Managers in the implementation of technology projects.