Project Management

Catalog description

Project management is the practice of initiating, planning, executing, controlling, and closing the work of a team to achieve specific goals and meet specific success criteria within certain constraints (time, quality, budget). The role and competencies of Project Managers is constantly evolving. Most recent discussions look at the Project Manager to be well versed in leadership as well as technical skills, such as statistics, etc. This course is a survey of project management and its use in solving business problems and its contribution to the strategic goals of the organization. Emphasis is placed on the scope, time frames, risk, cost, and quality aspects of project management. Project management case studies will supplement class lectures and students will use project management related tools (financial and statistical analysis, Gantt charts, Pareto analysis, and project management software) to facilitate project planning, analysis and feasibility assessment.