This seminar provides an analysis of approaches to project management in the field of Information Technology. Using contemporary project management software and theory, students will manage an IT project using a simulated case study. The seminar addresses various key stages of project management, including a proposal, schedule, budget, status reports, and a closing report.
Credits: 1
Hours: 15 (Lecture Hours: 15)
Prerequisites:
None
Non-Course Prerequisites:
None
Co-requisites:
MGMT 450
Detailed Course Content, Topics and Sequence Covered:
- Project proposal description
- Stakeholder register
- Project charter
- Work breakdown structure
- Project Schedule
- Project budget
- Risk factor register
- Project status reports
- Project closing Report
- Project summary presentation
Learning Outcomes:
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
- Demonstrate a practical working knowledge of how to manage a small IT project
- Create a small project charter and identify steps necessary to initiate a project
- Identify and project stakeholders and the steps necessary to engage project stakeholders
- Define project objectives and project scope
- Create a project schedule and budget
- Identify project risks
- Prepare a project status report that reflects simulated conditions
- Prepare a project-closing report that reflects simulated conditions
- Identify lessons learned from the project phases in order to apply such lessons to future big projects
Grading System: Letter Grades
Passing Grade: D (50%)
Textbooks:
Textbooks are subject to change. Please contact the bookstore at your local campus for current book lists.