INS 401 Project Management

Learning Outcomes
At the end of this course, students should be able to:

1. describe project management planning;
2. describe project scheduling;
3. explain management of project resources;
4. discuss project procurement, monitoring and execution; and
5. explain project communication and time management.
   
   Course Contents
   Introduction to Project Management. The Project Management Lifecycle: Project management
   and systems development or acquisition. The project management context. Technology and
   techniques to support the project management lifecycle, and Project management processes.
   Managing Project Teams: Project team planning, motivating team members, Leadership,
   power and conflict in project teams, and managing global project teams. Managing project
   communication and enhancing team communication. Project Initiation and Planning.
   Managing Project Scope: Project initiation, how organisations choose projects, Activities, and
   Developing the project charter. Managing Project Scheduling: Common problems in project
   scheduling, and Techniques for project scheduling. Managing Project Resources: Types of
   resources (human, capital, time), and Techniques for managing resources. Project quality and
   tools to manage project quality. Managing project risk and tools for managing project risk.
   Managing Project Procurement: Alternatives to systems development, External acquisition,
   Outsourcing-domestic and offshore. Steps in the procurement process, and managing the
   procurement process. Project Execution, Control and Closure: Managing project execution,
   monitoring progress and managing change. Documentation and communication, and Common
   problems in project execution. Managing Project Control and Closure: Obtaining information,
   Cost control, Change control, administrative closure, Personnel closure, Contractual closure
   and Project auditing.