DSCI 620 Project Management

General

• Understand the systematic approach to project design and implementation including problem formulation, developing alternative solutions, project proposal process, implementation plan, risk assessment, monitoring and control, and closing the project;
• Demonstrate the use of modeling and system design tools in a project;
• Demonstrate the use of project planning tools including Gantt Charts, Network Diagrams, Critical Path Method (CPM), and project cost control techniques;
• Evaluate the issues that are critical to project success;
• Critically analyze the human-side of project management including project organization, leadership, and motivation;
• Evaluate the utility of various project management tools for different project contexts, and
• Utilize software in planning and controlling a project.