MMAE 715, Project Management This course is currently scheduled for August 29 and 31, and September 5 and 7, 2002 (all four days for the complete course) on the Main Campus at IIT. If sufficient interest exists, it can also be offered at Rice Campus, or on-site at a company. To offer it as an IIT course on-site, a minimum of eight students is required. However, it is also available in a not-for-credit version for those more interested in the information provided than in pursuing a degree. For more information on the not-for-credit version, please contact me at cesarone@iit.edu or at 312.567.5813. Description: This course covers the basic theory and practice of project management from a practical viewpoint, with emphasis on those concepts needed by technical professionals. Topics include project management concepts, resources, duration vs. effort, project planning, initiation, and control, progress tracking methods, CPM and PERT, reporting methods, replanning, team project concepts, and managing multiple projects. Microsoft Project is used extensively. Course concepts are taught using a combination of lectures and case studies. Textbook: The Fast Forward MBA in Project Management, by Eric Verzuh, Wiley 1999. Note that this is NOT in the bookstore, but is available at amazon.com for under $20. Prerequisites: Engineering or other technical undergraduate degree or equivalent. Course Outline: I. The Project Environment What is a Project? (and what isn't a project?) Definition of Success Other Challenges in Project Management Organizational Structures Project Stakeholders Program Manager Characteristics Project Lifecycle II. Defining the Project Project Charter Statement of Work (SOW) Responsibility Matrix Negotiation III. Planning the Project Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) Initial Scheduling Network Diagrams Estimating Critical Path Methods Gantt Charts, Time-Scaled Networks Resource Leveling Costing The Project Ballparks and ROMs Estimate vs. Budget and Schedule Risk Management IV. Controlling the Project Feedback Control Earned Value Method Corrective Actions Implementing Controls Project Meetings Borrowed Team Members Managing Creative Activities Changes and Replanning Dealing with Disaster Managing Multiple Projects Project Termination For Further Information: contact John Cesarone, cesarone@iit.edu, 312.567.5813 or 312.266.4828. Back to John Cesarone page Back to MMAE page |
MMAE 715, Project Management This course is currently scheduled for August 29 and 31, and September 5 and 7, 2002 (all four days for the complete course) on the Main Campus at IIT. If sufficient interest exists, it can also be offered at Rice Campus, or on-site at a company. To offer it as an IIT course on-site, a minimum of eight students is required. However, it is also available in a not-for-credit version for those more interested in the information provided than in pursuing a degree. For more information on the not-for-credit version, please contact me at cesarone@iit.edu or at 312.567.5813. Description: This course covers the basic theory and practice of project management from a practical viewpoint, with emphasis on those concepts needed by technical professionals. Topics include project management concepts, resources, duration vs. effort, project planning, initiation, and control, progress tracking methods, CPM and PERT, reporting methods, replanning, team project concepts, and managing multiple projects. Microsoft Project is used extensively. Course concepts are taught using a combination of lectures and case studies. Textbook: The Fast Forward MBA in Project Management, by Eric Verzuh, Wiley 1999. Note that this is NOT in the bookstore, but is available at amazon.com for under $20. Prerequisites: Engineering or other technical undergraduate degree or equivalent. Course Outline: I. The Project Environment What is a Project? (and what isn't a project?) Definition of Success Other Challenges in Project Management Organizational Structures Project Stakeholders Program Manager Characteristics Project Lifecycle II. Defining the Project Project Charter Statement of Work (SOW) Responsibility Matrix Negotiation III. Planning the Project Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) Initial Scheduling Network Diagrams Estimating Critical Path Methods Gantt Charts, Time-Scaled Networks Resource Leveling Costing The Project Ballparks and ROMs Estimate vs. Budget and Schedule Risk Management IV. Controlling the Project Feedback Control Earned Value Method Corrective Actions Implementing Controls Project Meetings Borrowed Team Members Managing Creative Activities Changes and Replanning Dealing with Disaster Managing Multiple Projects Project Termination For Further Information: contact John Cesarone, cesarone@iit.edu, 312.567.5813 or 312.266.4828. Back to John Cesarone page Back to MMAE page |
