This course focuses on information technology project management. It will provide
information technology students skills with an understanding of the theory and practice of
project management through an integrated view of the concepts, skills tools and techniques
involved in the management of information systems development projects
While IT projects are similar to other types of projects, they pose unique challenges for the
managers and organizations that undertake them. Upon completion of the course, students
should be able to:
•Justify an IT project by establishing a business case
•Develop a project charter
•Develop a work breakdown structure for an IT project
•Estimate task durations and assign resources
•Establish task interdependencies
•Draw and analyze a network diagram.
Identify IT project risks and develop risk mitigation strategies
LEARNING OUTCOMES:
On completing this course, students will:
1. Understand what project management means and how it improves the success of
information technology projects.
2. Demonstrate knowledge of project management terms and techniques, such as:
•The triple constraint of project management
•The project management knowledge areas and process groups
•The project life cycle
•Tools and techniques of project management, such as:
•Project selection methods
•Work breakdown structures
•Network diagrams, critical path analysis, and critical chain scheduling