Project Management in the Technological Environment

Course Description

This course presents project management concepts, methodologies, and tools that assist in effectively managing complex, inter-functional technology development projects and programs. The course casts the project manager in the role of systems integrator, and focuses on the need for leadership, teamwork, and organizational skills. Important performance parameters for planning, cost control, scheduling and productivity are introduced and are accompanied with discussions on traditional and state-of-the-art tools and systems.

Topics and Objectives

Project Management Overview

  • Examine the role of project management (PM) within the organization.
  • Explain triple constraint in project management.
  • Identify process groups within the Project Life Cycle.
  • Integrate project plan development with change control.

Project Scope and Time Management

  • Understand the importance of project scope management.
  • Compare and contrast project selection methods.
  • Examine approaches to developing Work Breakdown Structures (WBS).
  • Understand the importance of project time management.
  • Compare and contrast Network diagrams, Gantt charts, CPM, and PERT.

Project Cost and Quality Management

  • Understand the importance of project cost management.
  • Compare and contrast types of cost estimates.
  • Examine cost control and earned value analysis.
  • Understand the importance of project quality management.
  • Compare and contrast quality planning, quality assurance and quality control.

Project Human Resources and Communication Management

  • Understand the importance of project human resources management.
  • Examine organizational planning, staff acquisition, team development.
  • Understand the importance of project quality management.
  • Examine quality planning, assurance, and control.

Project Risk and Procurement Management

  • Understand the importance of project risk management.
  • Examine risk identification, quantification, response development, response control.
  • Understand the importance of project procurement.
  • Examine procurement planning, solicitation planning, solicitation, source selection, contract administration, contract close-out.

Project Management Case Study

  • Discuss and analyze project management case study.
  • Develop project management plan.

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