The syllabus will be updated regularly.
All readings are from the course textbook, “Effective Project Management” unless noted.
8/23 – Introduction
- Notes
- Assignment 1: Project Story
- Reading: Acquire text book (see About or Resources for details)
8/30 – Project Management Processes
- Notes
- Reading: Chapters 1 & 2
9/6 – Key Knowledge Areas Overview
- Notes
- Reading: Klein, G. (2007) “Performing a Project Premortem” Harvard Business Review.
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
- Notes
- Assignment 7 Due: Draft Project Plan
- Readings: Chapter 7, Article: The Use & Misuse of Statistics
- Guest Speaker: C.C. Meyers
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.