IT Project Management

MIS 492/592, Fall 2013

CIS 1013

What is this course about?

Introduces the fundamentals of project management, beginning with project definition through the post-project review. There will be emphasis placed on applying project management concepts and techniques to IT projects.

Learning Objectives

Importance of project planning for information technology projects

How to incorporate company strategic needs when selecting IT projects

Justifying IT projects on tangible and intangible benefits and building a business case

Build ‘change management’ into the life cycle of projects

Learning Objectives

Tools and techniques for monitoring quality control of IT projects

The importance of defining and anticipating potential risks

Communicating progress to all stakeholders Updates on current IT trends and projects

Why a course on IT project mgmt?

Ever changing business needs Hardware compatibility Security Holes Network Bandwidths Software glitches Difficulty in getting accurate user requirements Rate of change of requirements Constant training to keep up with techniology Difficulty in visualizing the software for the developer

and the customer

Course Outline

Chapters 1-3 Introduction to project management Project Management Framework

Chapters 4-13 Project Management Knowledge Areas

Includes integration, scope, time, cost, quality, human resource, communication, risk, procurement, and stakeholder management

Healthcare IT Project Management

Syllabus Overview

• Textbook, materials and handouts• Entropy• Student deliverables• Grading policy• Disability• Academic honesty• Schedule (tentative)

Textbook & materials

• Textbook Information Technology Project Management 6e,

Revised (Schwalbe)

• Additional Materials (Course Website) PM Network Articles Harvard Business Review Cases

• Software• Excel and Microsoft Project 2010

Course Information and Deliverables

Entropy contains course information https://csbapp.uncw.edu/Entropy/default.aspx Lecture Slides and Additional Readings

Grading includes (592 is slightly different): Exams (2) – 40% Exercises (3) – 15% Case Presentation (1) – 10% Project (1) – 30% Participation – 5%

Exercises

There are 3 exercises to cover materials that may not be included in the project or that warrant further practice.

These include exercises on: Project Selection and ROI Microsoft Project and WBS Project Cost analysis

Harvard Business Cases

Each group will be responsible for presenting an HBR case concerning project management concepts with many focusing on IT

You are not responsible for purchasing all cases. You will only need to purchase the case you are presenting.

More details will be posted shortly.

My Expectations

Make a serious effort to succeed in my class. Come to class on time and stay until class is over.

Turn off cell-phones while in class Submit exercises and project assignments on

time Ask questions, voice concerns, provide feedback

via email, phone, or during office hours

In return, I pledge to

• Provide a well-organized course• Clearly explain course objectives and concepts• Provide materials to help students understand

course concepts• Answer student questions• Be concerned with student learning• Provide students with feedback• Provide assistance outside of class• Provide clear grading policies• Uniformly apply course policies

Who I am

Dr. CummingsAssistant Professor at UNCW

Ph.D. in IS (Indiana University) MBA in IS (Texas Tech University) Industry experience in networking, programming,

project management.

What I do

Teaching interests:• Intro to IS/IT• Systems Analysis and Design• IT Project Management• NetworkingResearch Interests:• Social media impact on organizations• Technology adoption• Healthcare IT

To do next

Sign up for Entropy (https://csbapp.uncw.edu/entropy/)

Read Chapter 1 and additional readings by next Monday

Consider group members – forming teams Monday

Useful information

Instructor: Dr. Jeffrey Cummings

Office: CIS 2051

Office Hours: T, TH 9:00 – 11:30 T, TH 1:00 – 3:30 by appointment

Phone: 910-962-3032

Email: cummingsj@uncw.edu

Entropy: http://bit.ly/2entropy