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Admission to an SIUE School of Business graduate program
"Project Management: Achieving Competitive Advantage" by Jeffrey K. Pinto
2nd edition, 2010, Prentice Hall
+ To gain knowledge and understanding of the fundamental components of project management.
+ To learn “best practices” for each of these components.
+ To participate in a semester-long class project that will produce *something* directly related to project management issues and practices.
+ To apply what we learn about project management and associated best practices to the conduct of our class project.
+ To develop basic skills in working with a project management software tool (Microsoft Project).
The possible points in the course total 440. The following areas of assessment will determine the total points you earn in the class:
Assessment - Possible Points
Exam 1 (Oct 22nd) - 100
Exam 2 (Dec 10th) - 100
Individual “story” project (due Oct 8th) - 50
Class project – Team performance - 80
Class project – Individual performance (includes peer evaluation) - 40
Class Project reflection - 15
MS Project homework (3) - 50
Professionalism - 5
TOTAL POINTS = 440
WEEK 1 TOPICS:
Overview of course
Domain of project management
The triple constraints
Our class project
WEEK 2 TOPICS:
Basic concepts in project management
Project INITIATION
Scope statement
Discuss assignment of project manager
Create project scope statement
[ No Class on Sept 3 – Labor Day Holiday ]
WEEK 3 TOPICS:
Finish project INITIATION
High-level WBS
Project structure
Finalize scope statement
Develop high-level WBS
Decide project structure (roles & responsibilities)
WEEK 4 TOPICS:
Project PLANNING
Project Definition Document (PDD)
Strategy for developing PDD for class project
Get started on it
WEEK 5 TOPICS:
Project PLANNING
From PDDs to BPP
Individual Differences
Walk through Team PDD/WBSs
WEEK 6 TOPICS:
Discuss the MBA case
Walk through the full PDD/WBS
WEEK 7 TOPICS:
Project EXECUTING and CONTROLLING (Tracking)
Communication
Project status reporting
Review the BPP
WEEK 8 TOPICS:
EXECUTING and CONTROLLING
Timed Accountability
PT meetings
WEEK 9 TOPICS:
EXAM 1
WEEK 10 TOPICS:
CONTROLLING
Performance indicators (EVA)
WEEK 11 TOPICS:
CONTROLLING
Escalation
WEEK 12 TOPICS:
CONTROLLING
Change Control
The PMO
[ No Class Nov 19 – Thanksgiving Break ]
WEEK 13 TOPICS:
CLOSING
The Post-Project Review (PPR)
Topics that span the PM components: Estimating, Risk Management, Change Management
WEEK 14 TOPICS:
Wrap-up the project and the class
Conduct our PPR
FINAL EXAM: Monday, Dec 10th
Turn in: PCR, Class Project reflection paper
