Course Overview
This course introduces the fundamentals of project management including development approaches and activities and tools used at various stages of a project. The course covers the full project lifecycle and provides an opportunity to use a range of management methods necessary to deliver value. Projects are unique and uncertain environments. Managing this uncertainty and tailoring the project approach is critical to a successful project. The course is consistent with the Project Management Body of Knowledge and the Standard for Project Management.
Prerequisite(s)
- No prerequisites are required for this course.
Credits
2.0
- Retired
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Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of the course, the student will be able to:
Project environment
- Describe project characteristics, project management practices and guiding principles.
- Explain the importance of organizational structures and culture and their impacts on managing project teams and delivering project value.
Initiating
- Describe common project frameworks such as adaptive (agile) and predictive (waterfall) and their uses.
- Use project screening, selection and governance methods.
- Construct a Project Charter.
Planning
- Define stakeholder value and deliverable requirements.
- Develop scope, schedules and budget using appropriate tools (WBS, Network diagram).
- Plan resource utilization and apply resource leveling.
- Apply risk management and quality planning.
Delivery
- Explain the importance of managing the release of work to a project team.
- Demonstrate techniques to control a project budget and schedule.
- Demonstrate techniques to analyze and control project performance.
- Apply risk and quality management techniques.
Closing
- Explain the role of project governance processes in closing out projects.
- Describe project closing activities.
- Evaluate project team performance using lessons learned.
Software
- Apply project management techniques using project management software.
Effective as of Fall 2022
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