Apr 19, 2024  
2018-2019 Graduate Academic Catalog 
    
2018-2019 Graduate Academic Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

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MB 6900 - Project Management for Leading Change

2 lecture hours 4 lab hours 4 credits
Course Description
This course presents the knowledge and skills required to formulate and lead high-performing teams and manage successful projects. Through authentic project leadership experiences, students plan and execute a project. They also apply project management knowledge to diagnose project team problems and suggest actions to improve team performance and the likelihood of project success. The course emphasizes project methods and tools as well as leading people in project teams. (prereq: none) (coreq: MB 6310  or MSN equivalent)
Course Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:
  • Create an implementation plan for a change initiative that addresses all of the following: process, systems, people, multiple stakeholder perspectives, change status tracking, and data.
  • Communicate and build support for the vision with stakeholders.
  • Produce a detailed budget for a given organization or proposed initiative.
  • Given a scenario, describe the risks to a project or an organization and identify ways to minimize or mitigate risk.
  • Apply knowledge of project management methods and team performance to diagnose an actual project and suggest changes to support project success.
  • Demonstrate how statistics and analytics can be used to identify patterns and analyze problems.
  • Describe the process through which change can be introduced into an organization.
  • Take personal responsibility for completion of team-related assignments and contribute to the performance success of other team members, as needed.

Prerequisites by Topic
  • None

Course Topics
  • No course topics appended

Coordinator
Patricia Kramer



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