Course Description
This course will provide students with the expertise of addressing the complex issues that lie at the intersection of projects and technology. It provides students with an overview of project management and the essential IT tools needed to deliver successful projects on time and on budget. You will learn the fundamental principles of project management using IT systems including project initiation, project definition, the creation of work breakdown structures, scheduling using Gantt charts and network diagrams, risk management, budgeting and controlling resources, quality assurance, auditing and project termination.
Learning Outcomes
At the end of the course, students will:
- Describe project management and its key elements, including project stakeholders, project management knowledge areas, tools and techniques, and success factors.
- Create a work breakdown structure with the related organizational and cost control structures.
- Use Critical Path Method (CPM), Programme Evaluation Review Techniques (PERT) and Gantt project control tools.
- Analyze and solve simple resource leveling problems.
- Understand risk and risk management techniques.
- Develop a project implementation plan for a simple project.
Course Content
- Scope Management
- Project Constraints
- Schedule Management Techniques
- Resource Allocation Methods
- Project Monitor and Control Methods
- Cost Management
- Risk Management
- Project Charters
- Project Communication Plans
- Project Implementation Plans
- Project Status Reports
Required Reading Materials
- Kumar, M. (2007). Business information systems. New Delhi: Vikas Publishing House PVT Ltd.
- Adedeji B. Badiru (2005). Project Management: Systems, Principles, and Applications, Second Edition
- Facilitator: Theresah Fosu