IT Project Management - Course Contents

IT Project Management - Course Contents

Course Title:                          IT Project Management

Credit Hours:                        04

Course Pre-requisite:            Data Organization and Software Engineering Concepts

Lecturer :                               Dr. Zeeshan Bhatti

Course Objectives:

This course is designed to introduce and explore the basic concepts and practices of project management and help students understand how to plan and manage IT projects successfully. Throughout the course, students will be asked to utilize course concepts, methodologies, and tools while utilizing technology applications and addressing real-world problems. Students will learn the skills necessary to define project scope, create workable project plans, and manage projects with quality, budget, and schedule in mind. The course is structured around the key phases of project lifecycle, including initiating a project, developing project plans, executing and managing a project, and closing out a project. In addition, students will be taught how to identify and address the change management and political issues associated with project management.

Course Outline:

Foundation of concepts and solutions that supports the planning, scheduling, controlling, resource allocation, and performance measurement activities required for successful completion of a project. Project Fundamentals, Proposals and Bidding, Project Structure, Resource Management,  Project Personnel, Project Communications and Organizational Issues

Text Books/Reference Books:

1)      Jack Gido and James P. Clements, Successful Project Management, 5th ed. (Mason, OH: Thomson/South-Western, 2012).  ISBN-13: 978-0-538-47898-4

        

2)      Harold Kerzner, Project Management Case Studies, 4th ed. (Indianapolis: Wiley, 2013).

ISBN-13: 978-1-118-022283