Outline and Lecture Notes

The syllabus will be updated regularly.

All readings are from the course textbook, “Effective Project Management” unless noted.

8/23 – Introduction

8/30 – Project Management Processes

  • Notes
  • Reading: Chapters 1 & 2

9/6 – Key Knowledge Areas Overview

9/13 – Scope Management

  • Notes
  • Assignment 2 Due: Project – High-level project statement
  • Reading: Chapter 3

9/20 – Project Planning, Work Breakdown Structure & Estimating

  • Notes
  • Assignment 3 Due: Project – Executive Summary
  • Reading: Chapter 4

9/27 – Time Management, Project Proposals

  • Notes
  • Assignment 4 Due: Project – Priorities & Characteristics
  • Reading: Chapters 4 & 10
10/4 – No Meeting
  • A quiz will be posted to the class site at 6 PM and must be submitted by 8 PM.
10/11 – Project Launch, Building a Team, Team Dynamics, Conflict Resolution
  • Notes
  • Individual Assignment 5 Due:  Scheduling, Critical Path Exercise
  • Team Assignment Due:  Draft Work Breakdown Structure
  • Reading: Chapter 5
10/18 – Project Progress & Reporting, Issue Tracking
  • Notes
  • Guest Speaker  (rescheduled)
  • Assignment 6 Due: Project Interview Summary
10/25 – Closing & Sign-Off
11/01 – Project Management Today
  • Notes
  • Assignment 8 Due: Draft Project Risk Matrix, Risk Management Plan
  • Reading: Chapters 8 & 9
  • Guest Speaker: Kimberly Tsutsui, President; KT Hanks Consulting Group, Inc.
11/08 – Agile: Scrum, Kanban

  • Due: Calamari assignment re-submission
  • Assignment 9 Due: Agile & Extreme Research
  • Readings: Chapters 11 & 12
  • Guest Speaker: Dudley Emmert, Certified Scrum Master, Sr. Ecommerce Product Manager at Esurance

11/15 – PMO Discussion

  • Assignment 10 Due: Draft Project Plan #2
  • Readings: Chapters 16 & 17
  • Guest Speaker: Drew Feraios, First Republic Bank

11/22 – Thanksgiving Holiday – No Class

11/29 – Project Presentations & Review

12/6 – RRR Week  – No Class

12/13 – Final Exam

  • Information on the final exam has been posted here.