Agile Project Management

Catalog description

This course explores agile project management as a project delivery methodology to help manage projects in the face of rapidly changing conditions. In this course, students learn the core principles of agile project management as well as the theory and processes for managing projects in dynamic settings. The course introduces students to environmental factors, prompting rapid and frequent changes in the project scope, and emphasizes the importance of stakeholder involvement and communications. The course covers factors such as competition, technology, shifts in customer needs, regulatory requirements, and economic conditions and their impacts on projects. The content and subject matter are aligned with the current edition of the Project Management Institute’s (PMI) A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK).