SPM

Lecture 1 & 2

What Is a Project?

Examples of Information Technology Projects, Project Attributes, The Triple

Constraint

What Is Project Management?

Project Stakeholders, Project Management Knowledge Areas, Project Management Tools

and Techniques, Project Success

Program and Project Portfolio Management

Programs , Project Portfolio Management

The Role of the Project Manager

Project Manager Job Description, Suggested Skills for Project Managers, Importance
of People and Leadership Skills, Careers for Information Technology Project
Managers

Lecture 3 & 4

The Project Management Profession

History of Project Management, The Project Management Institute, Project Management

Certification, Ethics in Project Management, Project Management Software

Chapter Summary

Chapter 2

A Systems View of Project Management

What Is a Systems Approach?, The Three-Sphere Model for Systems Management

Understanding Organizations

The Four Frames of Organizations, Organizational Structures, Organizational Culture

Stakeholder Management

The Importance of Top Management Commitment, The Need for Organizational Commitment
to Information Technology, The Need for Organizational Standards

Lecture 5 & 6

Project Phases and the Project Life Cycle

Product Life Cycles, The Importance of Project Phases and Management Reviews

The Context of Information Technology Projects

The Nature of Information Technology Projects, Characteristics of Information

Technology Project Team Members, Diverse Technologies

Recent Trends Affecting Information Technology Project Management

Globalization, Outsourcing, Virtual Teams

Chapter Summary

Chapter 3

Project Management Process Groups

Mapping the Process Groups to the Knowledge Areas

Developing an Information Technology Project

Management Methodology

Lecture 7 & 8

Project Pre-Initiation and Initiation,

Project Planning, Project Execution,

Project Monitoring and Controlling,

Project Closing,

Chapter Summary

Lecture 9 & 10

Chapter 5

What Is Project Scope Management?

Collecting Requirements

What Are Requirements? How Do You Collect Requirements? How Do You Document
Requirements?

Defining Scope

Creating the Work Breakdown Structure

Approaches to Developing Work Breakdown Structures, The WBS Dictionary and Scope
Baseline, Advice for Creating a WBS and WBS Dictionary
Lecture 11 & 12

Verifying Scope

Controlling Scope

Suggestions for Improving User Input, Suggestions for Reducing Incomplete and
Changing Requirements

Using Software to Assist in Project Scope Management

Chapter Summary

Chapter 6

The Importance of Project Schedules

Defining Activities

Sequencing Activities

Dependencies, Network Diagrams

Lecture 13 & 14

Estimating Activity Resources

Estimating Activity Durations

Developing the Schedule

Gantt Charts, Critical Path Method, Critical Chain Scheduling, Program Evaluation
and Review Technique (PERT)

Lecture 15 & 16

Controlling the Schedule

Reality Checks on Scheduling and the Need for Discipline

Using Software to Assist in Project Time Management

Words of Caution on Using Project Management Software

Chapter Summary