ITP 170 - Project Management

Week	Topics
1	Course Overview.
	Introduction to Project Management.
	What is a Project.
	What is Project Management
	The Role of The Project Manager
	Quick Tour of Microsoft Office Project 2003
2	The Project Management and Information Technology Context.
	A Systems View of Project Management.
	Understanding Organizations.
	Stakeholder Management.
	Project Phases and the Project Life Cycle.
	Quick Tour of Microsoft Visio
3	The Project Management Process Groups.
	Mapping The Process Groups to the Knowledge Areas.
	Developing an Information Technology Project Management Methodology
	Introduction to the Project.
4	Project Integration Management.
	What is Project Integration Management?
	Strategic Planning and Project Selection
	Preliminary Scope Statements.
	Project Management Plans.
	Project Execution.
	Monitoring and Controlling Project Work.
	Integrated Change Control.
	Closing Projects
	Using Software to Assist in Project Integration.
5	Project Scope Management.
	What is Project Scope Management?
	Scope Planning and the Scope Management Plan.
	Scope Definition and the Project Scope Statement.
	Creating the Work Breakdown Structure.
	Scope verification.
	Scope Control.
	Using Software to Assist in Project Scope Management.
6	Project Time Management.
	The Importance of Project Schedules.
	Activity Definition
	Activity Sequencing.
	Activity Resource Estimating.
	Activity Duration Estimating.
	Schedule Development.
	Schedule Control.
	Using Software to Assist in Project Time Management.
7	Project Cost Management.
	The Importance of Project Cost Management.
	Basic Principles of Cost Management.
	Cost Estimating.
	Cost Budgeting.
	Cost Control.
	Using Project management Software to Assist in Project Cost Management.
8	Project Quality Management.
	The Importance of Project Quality Management.
	What is Project Quality Management.
	Quality Planning.
	Quality Assurance.
	Quality Control.
	Tools and Techniques for Quality Control.
	Improving Information Technology Project Quality.
	Using Software to Assist in Project Quality Management.
9	Project Human Resource Management.
	The Importance of Human Resource Management.
	What is Project Human Resource Management?
	Keys to Managing People.
	Human resource Planning.
	Acquiring the Project Team.
	Developing the Project Team.
	Managing the Project Team.
	Using Software to Assist in Human Resource Management.
10	Project Communications Management.
	The Importance of Project Communications Management.
	Communications Planning.
	Information Distributions.
	Performance Reporting.
	Managing Stakeholders.
	Suggestions for Improving project Communications.
	Using Software to Assist in Project Communications.
11	Project Risk Management.
	The Importance of Project Risk Management.
	Risk Management Planning.
	Common Sources of Risk on Information Technology Projects.
	Risk Identification.
	Qualitative Risk Analysis.
	Quantitative Risk Analysis.
	Risk Response Planning.
	Risk Monitoring and Control.
	Using Software to Assist in Project Risk Management.
12	Project Procurement Management.
	The Importance of Project Procurement Management.
	Planning Purchases and Acquisitions.
	Planning Contracting.
	Requesting Seller Responses.
	Selecting Sellers.
	Administering the Contract.
	Closing the Contract.
	Using Software to Assist in Project Procurement Management.
13	Review.
14	Presentations.
15	End of Presentations.

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