MNGT 4751: Project Management

After successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

• Explain the difference between regular management and project management.
• List five basic elements that make up a project.
• Evaluate the skills you need to develop to become a better project leader.
• Explain the role of project manager in today's work environment.
• Explain how a mission statement can lead to a project(s).
• Identify and evaluate the need for a potential project.
• Determine if a potential project is justified and/or feasible.
• Develop a project requirement document.
• Evaluate potential projects using financial and non-financial criteria.
• Develop a concept document for a project.
• Analyze the three major elements of a project: scope, time, and budget.
• Demonstrate your ability to estimate the cost and time variable of a project.
• Prepare simple Gantt, Critical Path Method, and PERT charts.
• Prepare a budget.
• Determine the skill sets needed for the completion of your project.
• Develop a project proposal.
• Analyze and manage the phases of team development.
• Plan and implement a project launch meeting.
• Assemble the documents you need to control your project.
• Evaluate the project launch meeting, and propose improvements for your next meeting.
• Appraise your own leadership behaviors and skills and formulate a plan for personal growth.
• Demonstrate leadership skills by working with your project team to develop the components of a project work plan.
• Demonstrate management skills by scheduling team meetings and completing a project work plan.
• Appraise your personal motivational preferences.
• Prepare a project summary report.
• Explain the importance of celebrating milestone events.
• Utilize tools for team decision-making.
• Develop a project change strategy.
• Utilize project change documents.
• Determine the risks to your project.
• Propose countermeasures and contingencies for the risks your project faces.
• Assemble and utilize the documents you need for project control.
• Identify the benefits of a culturally diverse project team.
• Outline a method for conflict resolution.
• Identify how failure and success are handled in your organization.
• Assemble and utilize the closeout documents appropriate to your project.
• Organize and manage the closing-out phase of your project.
• Organize and implement the final celebrations for your project.

Module 1: Introduction

Module 2: What is a project?

Module 3: Scoping your project

Module 4: Planning a project

Module 5: Engaging your team

Module 6: Your project work plan

Module 7: Running with the project

Module 8: Project conclusion

Module 9: Wrap-up

1. Martin, Paula and Karen Tate. Getting Started in Project Management. New York: John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2001.
   Type: Textbook. ISBN: 0-471-13503-8

2. Heerkens, Gary R. Project Management. 2nd Edition. New York: McGraw-Hill, 2014.
   Type: Textbook. ISBN: 978-0-07-181848-3

Computer with Internet access is required.

In order to successfully complete this course, students must obtain at least 50% on the mandatory final project and 50% overall.

* Mandatory

An Open Learning Faculty Member is available to assist students. Students will receive the necessary contact information at the start of the course.