Outline and Lecture Notes

The syllabus will be updated regularly.

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

8/25 – Introduction – Notes

Assignment: Complete Online Questionnaire

Reading: Acquire text book (see About for details)

9/1 – Project Management Processes – Notes

Assignment: Individual – Data Sheet

Reading: Chapters 1&2

9/8 Key Knowledge Areas Overview – Notes

Assignment: Individual – Project Interview Summary

Reading: Klein, G. (2007) “Performing a Project Premortem”  Harvard Business Review.

9/15 Scope Management – Notes

Assignment: Project – High-level project statement

Reading: Chapter 3

9/22 Project Planning, Work Breakdown Structure & Estimating – Notes

Assignment: Individual – Me as a Project Manager

Assignment: Project – Executive Summary

Reading: Chapter 4

9/29 Time Management & Project Proposals – Notes, Master Slides, Work Breakdown Structure Templates

Assignment: Project – Identify Project Priorities & Characteristics

Reading: Chapter 4 and 10

10/6 *No Meeting*

Individual take home quiz.

10/13 STEVE EALES from Habitat for Humanity – Notes, Steve’s Presentation

Assignment: Individual – Scheduling, Critical Path Exercise

Assignment: Project – Work Breakdown Structure (draft)

Reading:  Chapter 5

10/20 Project Progress & Reporting, Issues Log – Notes

Reading:  Chapter 6

10/27 Metrics, Status Meetings, Escalation Strategy, Closing & Sign off – Notes

Assignment: Project – Plan (draft)

Reading: Chapter 7; “The Use and Misuse of Statistics”

11/3  Guest Speaker:  Jeannie Yang, VP of Product Alchemy at Smule

Project Management Today – Notes

         Assignment: Individual – Calamari Scheduling, Critical Path Exercise, Past Student Spreadsheet, Worst Case Calamari Gantt

Assignment: Project – Risk Matrix; Risk Management (draft)

Reading: Chapter 8 & 9

11/10  Guest Speaker:  Steven Borg , Northwest Cadence

Agile Project Management, Extreme Project Management – Notes

Assignment:  Individual – Agile, Extreme Research

Reading: Chapter 11 & 12

11/17  Guest Speaker:  Drew Feraios, First Republic Bank

Project Support Office (PSO), Distressed Projects, Managing Multiple Teams

Assignment: Project – Revised Plan (draft)

Reading: Chapter 16 & 17

11/24 Holiday

12/1 Review and Q&A

Assignment: Final Project Plan & Presentation

Reading: Epilogue

12/8 RRR week

12/15 Final Exam covering all course material and readings.