Course Information Course Number/Section: Course Title: Term: Days & Time: Contact Information Instructor: Office: Office Hours: Email: Phone: Shawn Alborz SOM 2.116 Drop by at anytime (Room 3.406) salborz@utdallas.edu 972-883-6455 OPRE 6362-5U1 (Updated June 23, 2011) Project Management Spring 2011 Wednesday 6:00 10:00 PM
Course Pre-requisites, Co-requisites and/or Other Restrictions No Pre-Requisites Course Description Project management is the discipline of planning, organizing and managing resources to bring about the successful completion of specific project goals and objectives. A project is a finite endeavor (having specific start and completion dates) undertaken to create a unique product or service which brings about beneficial change or added value. Project Management discipline includes critical path methods for planning and controlling projects including time/cost tradeoffs, resource utilization, and stochastic considerations. Managerial considerations include project costing, organizational design and conflict resolution. Learning Outcomes
Apply the project management knowledge areas to the execution of an active project. Develop competencies in the creation and management of a project plan covering Triple Constraints Develop the competency to track the progress of a project Understand PMI Project Management philosophy and methodology: 9 Knowledge Areas and 5 Project Phases Learn best practices and tools related to project management Develop the ability to manage risks & issues on projects
Required Textbooks and Materials This book is also available online through the UTD library: http://library.utdallas.edu/vwebv/holdingsInfo?searchId=1289&recCount=50&recPointer=1&bibId=1488402 Harold Kerzner. Project management: a system approach to planning, scheduling and controlling, 10th edition. Wiley (ISBN 9780470278703). Class Participation You are expected to attend every class and to actively participate in the discussion and activities. Please do not use laptop computers, cell phones, or other electronic devices during class time.
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Tentative Schedule
Week
5/25
Chapter / Lecture
- Course Introduction - Grading & deadline info Chapter 1 What is project management - project selection - PMI PMBOK overview - Project and project management - Chapter 1 and Chapter 2 - Project management growth - Project manager, stakeholders - Environmental responsibilities - Professionalism and social responsibilities (standard methodology) - Code of ethics and professional conduct (PMI) 1st Assignment Due Chapter 2 - Effective meetings Chapter 3 Organizational Structure - Organizational structure - Types of project organizations - Functional, product/projectized, matrix - Strong and weak organizations Chapter 3 Organizational Structure
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6/1
6/8
6/15
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- Project management office (PMO) - PMI view of organizational structure Chapter 11 - Planning - Project planning - Project kick-off & effective meeting - Estimating duration
6/22
6/29 7/6
7/13
7/20
Chapter 11 - Planning - Baseline and charts - Project plan artifacts - Work breakdown structure (WBS) - Project plan - Project charter Mid Term Exam Chapter 12 - Scheduling - PERT and Gantt (bar) charts - CPM - Network diagrams (AOA, AON) - Critical path computations - Forward pass and backward pass - Slack time, floats and computations - Time estimates Chapter 12 - Scheduling - Review 2nd assignment Due (project charter) Chapter 17 - Risk management - Project closeout Chapter 20 - Quality management - Project control Final Exam
7/27
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Email Use
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These descriptions and timelines are subject to change at the discretion of the Professor.
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