Textbook
Clifford F. Gray, Erik W. Larson (2014) Project Management: The Managerial Process, McGraw-Hill Irwin 6th ed., ISBN: 0078096596 (Student Companion Site)
Course Intended Learning Outcomes (CILOs)
- To identify the techniques and documents needed to develop a project plan.
- To identify the components of the contracts and the role of negotiation in the procurement planning.
- To develop a project schedule and to allocate resources using critical path method available project management software packages.
- To understand the project management planning and scheduling concepts/procedures.
- To know how to control project schedule, budget and specifications.
- To learn how to deal with multi-project scheduling and resource allocation.
- To identify project areas that should be controlled.
Lecture Notes
- Chapter 1: Modern Project Management
What Is a Project and what is the Importance of Project Management - Chapter 2: Organization Strategy and Project Selection
To learn how to deal with multi-project scheduling and resource allocation. - Chapter 3: Organization: Structure and Culture
Project Management Structures and organizational Culture - Chapter 4: Defining the Project
To present a case study in planning/scheduling of a specific project to colleagues in class. To use available project management software packages. - Chapter 5: Estimating Project Times and Costs
To know how to control project schedule, budget and specifications. - Chapter 6: Developing a Project Plan
To identify the techniques and documents needed to develop a project plan. - Chapter 7: Managing Risk
To understand the project management planning and scheduling concepts/procedures. - Chapter 8: Scheduling Resources and Costs
To develop a project schedule and to allocate resources using critical path method and/or program evaluation review technique. - Chapter 12: Outsourcing: Managing Interorganizational Relations
To define the various types of contracts, and identify the components of the contracts and procurement variables. To identify the role of negotiation in selecting contractors. To plan procurements and identify factors that influence procurement planning. - Chapter 13: Progress and Performance Measurement and Evaluation
To identify project areas that should be controlled. - Chapter 14: Project Closure
To describe the major deliverables for project closure
Problems/Cases/Readings
- Chapter 1: Case Study
- Chapter 2: Problems
- Chapter 3: Readings
- Chapter 4: Student tips for building a WBS
- Chapter 6: Problems
- Chapter 7: PERT and PERT simulation
- Chapter 8: Problems
- Chapter 12: Case Study
- Chapter 13: Problems
- Chapter 14: Case Study
Project Details
By the end of this course, students are expected to have acquired basic skills with Microsoft Project, a commonly used project management software product employed in many industries. A tutorial will be held during class on Week 7 and Week 13. All students will need to bring their laptops, pre-loaded with Microsoft Project, with them to class both days.
Students will be asked to complete a comprehensive project plan incorporating lectures, class discussions, cases, and Microsoft Project software.
Select a project which you worked on in some capacity and develop a Project Plan for that project. (This is not a group assignment)
Project Plan, in addition to examples given in class. Examples of appropriate projects include:
- a group assignment at school,
- a group project at work,
- planning an event
- developing a program or training, etc.
The project needs to have a minimum of 10 tasks (preferably more) and should have duration of at least two weeks. No two students can select the same project, so please check with other team members to ensure that they aren’t planning to use the same project for their assignments. If you have any concerns about the appropriateness of a topic, e-mail the instructor.
Additional detail, analysis and components which require the most effort will receive the most credit. Note that any additional components or analyses need to be accurate and complete to receive credit. Also, they should be provided when they are relevant to the assignment (for example, comprehensive budget calculations and explanations should be provided when the budget is due).
Project Submission Instructions:
For All Assignments: Please save your files with your student ID in the title (for example,“20101245.pdf”) and submit the following by the date and time listed on the course outline and syllabus:
- 1 electronic copy by Email to hatem.masri@gmail.com, AND
- 1 paper copy.
Computer Lab: Developing a Project Plan with Microsoft Project
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