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Course name Project Management









1. Course objective
The main aim of this course is to establish a clear understanding of the theoretical and
practical part of IT project management. The course will cover the theoretical background
combined with practical examples concerning project management components based
mainly on PMI standards. Additionally, it includes a review of project management tools
such as MS Project.

2. Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of this course, students should be able to:

Assess the factors contributing to success and failure of IT projects
Critically evaluate a range of project management concepts and methodologies
Get practical skills on scheduling and planning with regard to IT projects
Understand the importance of managing teams effectively
Identify risks involved in IT projects and use risk management tools and methods to
mitigate the risks
Plan and manage change in IT Projects more effectively
Apply PMI project management standards


3. Course Content

This course teaches how to manage projects in a manner that increases the probability of
project success. Topics covered include: Introduction to project management; Basic
techniques for estimating the size of projects. Planning systems development. Project
monitoring and control cycle. Critical project factors. Risks associated with each stage of a
project. Configuration Management. Project library. Quality assurance techniques. Use of
quality assurance methods in the design and development of a system. Relationship
between the functions of quality assurance, system development and management.
Planning and control aids in current use. Drawbacks to traditional project management
methodologies. Adaptive software development. Planning adaptive development cycles.
Adaptive (leadership-collaboration-accountability) Management. Work state life cycles
management. Managing Project Time Cycles.
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4. Detailed Course content

Week Subject area Discussion topics Assignments/Reading guide
Week 1 Introduction to
project
management
Definitions( project, project management, activity)
Attributes of a successful project
Project manager roles

Week 2 Traditional Project
management
Project management phases (Initiation, planning
and design, execution, monitoring and controlling,
closing)

Discuss drawbacks to traditional
project management
Week 3 Planning Systems
Development
Software Project Management
Scope Management
Work breakdown structure
Research (TBA)
Week 4 Planning and
control aids
Project time management
Gantt Chart
Network diagrams
Introduction to MS Project
Week 5 Project Cost
Estimates
Basic techniques for estimating the size of a
project
LAB assignment 1
Week 6 Project monitoring
and control
Change control systems
Configuration management
Work state life cycles management
Project library

Week 7 Continuous Assessment Test
Week 8 Project Quality
Assurance
Quality assurance techniques
Quality assurance in systems design and
development
Capability Maturity Model (CMM)
Discuss relationship between functions
of quality assurance, systems
development and management
Week 9 Project structure
and teams
Project Management structures
Effective team management
Managing virtual and global teams
LAB Assignment 2
Week 10 Risk planning and
management in
projects
Risk management planning
Risk quantification techniques
Risk response planning
Risk monitoring and control
Research (TBA)
Week 11 Project closure Project Closure
Project review and process improvement
Outcomes

Week 12 Adaptive
management
Adaptive( leadershipcollaborationaccountability)
management

Week 13 Adaptive project
management
Adaptive Project framework (PRINCE 2 approach,
SCRUM Methodology, open source)

Week 14
Week 15

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