Systems Project Management

Unit Code: HIT8060

Credit Points: 12.5 Credit Points

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Related Course/s:

A unit of study in the Master of Information Systems Management, Master of Information Systems Management/ Master of Business Administration, Master of Information Technology, Master of Information Technology (Professional Computing) and Master of Technology (Information Technology).

Aims & Objectives:

After successfully completing this unit, students should be able to:

• Understand the genesis of project management and its importance to improving the success of information technology projects.
• Demonstrate knowledge of project management terms and techniques such as: the constraints of project management; the project management knowledge areas and process groups, as specified in the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK); the project life cycle.
• Be familiar with new approaches such as Agile Project Management.
• Understand tools and techniques of project management, such as project selection methods and work breakdown structures.
• Understand network diagrams and critical path analysis: cost estimates, earned value analysis, motivation theory and team building, principled negotiation.
• Appreciate the importance of good project management.
• Share his/her own examples of good and bad project management.
• Use knowledge and skills developed in the class in other settings..

Teaching Methods:

Lectures, Seminars, Presentations by guests from industry and by students taking the unit

Assessment:

Individual and Group Assignments, Presentations

Content:

• Introduction to Project Management.
• The Project Management Context and Processes.
• Project Integration Management.
• Project Scope Management.
• Project Time Management.
• Project Cost Management.
• Project Quality Management.
• Project Human Resources Management.
• Servant Leadership.
• Project Communications Management.
• Principled Negotiation.
• Project Risk Management.
• Project Procurement Management.

Reading Materials:

Schwalbe, K, Information Technology Project Management, 4th edn, Boston Course Technology, 2007.
Thomsett, R, Radical Project Management, Prentice Hall, 2002.