BUS 7901 - Applied Project Management I

2 lecture hours 0 lab hours 2 credits

Course Description
The Applied Project Management sequence of courses presents the knowledge and skills required to identify, plan, implement, monitor and control, and close projects according to PMBOK methodology. Through authentic project leadership experiences, students build and manage teams, assign tasks, and hold others accountable for project deliverables. They also study failed projects with an eye toward drafting recommendations for future project and team success. Finally, the course describes the roles and responsibilities of not only project leaders, but also team members and organization steering committees. (prereq: admission to a graduate program)

Course Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:

Identify organizational problems and opportunities
Describe problems using an A3
Assemble a team and draft norms, meeting practices, and communication protocols
Create a project plan to achieve triple constraints
Implement strategies for project advocacy and engaging stakeholders

Prerequisites by Topic

None

Course Topics

PM terminology and PMBOK methodology overview
Where project ideas originate
A3
Team norms and assessment instruments
Charter
Project advocacy
Systems maps
Stakeholder plan and requirements matrix
Scope
WBS
Estimating time, cost, resource requirements
Schedules
Time-phased budget
Resource plans
Time- and resource-constrained schedules

Coordinator
Mindy Davies

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BUS 7901 - Applied Project Management I