INFORMATION SYSTEMS PROJECT MANAGEMENT (4 Credits)

Learning Outcomes:

On successful completion of this course, student will be able to: Explain the overview of information technology project management and the concepts of life-cycles, methodologies, and processes for managing and developing the project; Explain how to conceptualize and start a project; Create the project infrastructure and developing project plan, project schedule, and project budget; Create the project risk, stakeholder analysis, communication plan, and quality management plan; Manage project team and organizational change; Manage project completion : project implementation, closure, and evaluation.

Topics:

1. The Nature of Information Technology Projects;
2. Project Methodologies and Processes;
3. Measurable Organization Value and the Business Case;
4. Project Planning : The Project Infrastructure;
5. Project Planning : Scope and the Work Breakdown Structure;
6. Project Planning : The Schedule and Budget;
7. Managing Project Risk;
8. Managing Project Quality;
9. Managing Project Stakeholders and Communication;
10. IT Project Quality Management;
11. Managing Organizational Change, Resistance, & Conflict;
12. Project Implementation, Closure, and Evaluation;
13. Measurable Organization Value and the Business Case;
14. Project Planning : Scope and the Work Breakdown Structure;
15. Project Planning : The Schedule and Budget;
16. Managing Project Risk;
17. Managing Project Stakeholders and Communication;
18. Project Implementation, Closure, and Evaluation.