Software & Eng. Project Mgmt

Catalog description

Information is traveling faster and being shared by more individuals than ever before. Although project management has been an established field for many years, managing Software Development and Information Technology Projects requires ideas and information that go beyond standard project management. This course presents an understandable, integrated view of the many concepts, skills, tools, and techniques involved in software project management. The Project Management Knowledge areas (from PMI’s PMBOK) are used to guide the student through the concepts of Software Project Management techniques and their application to the management of software and IT projects. Specifically, students will learn how to develop a software development plan including its associated tasks, milestones and deliverables, software project scheduling and how/why to establish relationships among the different tasks. Prerequisites: CS 220 and CS 310 and Junior or Senior standing in Computer Science or Information Systems. Both prerequisites must have a grade of C- or better. Typically offered at least once every academic year.