Project Management & Delivery

Catalog description

MGMT 883 addresses concepts and methodologies associated with project management and the delivery of non-repetitive business activities. In this course, students will learn how to organize and manage work activities related to delivery of a collaborative venture that has unique objectives along with a beginning and an end. Along with the acquisition of fundamental project management knowledge and learning how to apply common project management tools/techniques, students will explore how to apply project management practices in multiple industries and contexts (i.e., consulting, internal corporate, multi-party, venture start-up). More specifically, students will learn and apply common project management tools and techniques used in various aspects of project management including but not limited to requirements gathering, stakeholder analysis, project definition/charter, project scheduling, project communication planning, risk mitigation planning, project budgeting & control, project metrics/assessment, project documentation planning, and project closeout assessment. Traditional and agile approaches to project management will be explored along with the benefits and drawbacks of each approach. Strategic considerations will include identification of success criteria, effective use of KPIs and performance metrics, timely identification and mitigation of project risk, team formation, resource constraints, project sponsorship, leadership within a project management context, and management of scope creep.