MBA 6961 Project Management

MBA 6961 Project Management

A comprehensive study of the skills of problem solving and decision-making which are critical to effective project management. Includes program value, project definition, environmental considerations, time sensitivity, risk sensitivity, metrics gathering, cost reduction, impact analysis, risk response controls, and basic elements of contracts. Focuses on practicing effective decision-making including learning how to identify and quantify problems and potential solutions.
Objectives

Explain the stages of the project life cycle and activities that occur at each stage.
Recommend which of three forms of project management office is appropriate for a given situation.
Analyze elements of a corporate culture.
Examine the differences between management and leadership.
Analyze the characteristics of effective project teams.
Recommend methods of risk management.
Analyze various types of common project costs.
Apply common forms of cost estimation for project work.
Perform activity duration estimation based on probabilistic estimating techniques.
Analyze and construct Gantt charts.
Apply critical chain to resolve project resource conflicts.
Examine a variety of constraints that can make project planning difficult.
Explain the nature of the control cycle and describe four key steps in a general product control model.
Classify the main forms of project termination.
Illustrate the challenges and components of a final project report.

PreRequisites

None
Textbook(s)

Project management: Achieving competitive advantage (Rev: 4th ed.)
Publisher: Pearson (2016)
Author: Pinto J. K. Project management: Achieving competitive advantage (Rev: 4th ed.)