615-372 Project Management

• This subject is regarded as a non-science subject for students enrolled in the BSc, BASc and combined BSc courses.

• It is advised that students take this subject and either one of 615-370 or 615-373 in consecutive semesters.

Fifty points of 200-level information systems subjects.

This subject will include aspects of the following topics: introduction to software requirements, project management, the project life cycle, project tasks and deliverables, defining projects and establishing project contracts, requirements analysis, feasibility analysis, cost estimation and cost/benefit analysis, project scheduling, activity networks, critical path analysis, resource leveling, risk management, quality assurance, managing project phases and project resources, testing and project delivery, post implementation review, and human aspects, interpersonal communication, teamwork, project leadership.

At the completion of this subject, students should:

• understand the motivation for use of good management practice in IS projects;

• be familiar with the various stages of the project life cycle, and the tasks and deliverables for each stage;

• have an appreciation of the risks involved in large projects and be familiar with techniques of risk management;

• be familiar with the various scheduling techniques available for project management, and be able to apply techniques such as PERT, CPM, and resource leveling to project plans;

• be capable of undertaking project costing and estimation; and

• recognise that human resources are an integral part of IT projects and need to be carefully managed.

Generic skills acquired include report writing; advanced critical decision making; presentations; advanced problem solving; teamwork; and self-directed study.

A 2-hour open book end-of-semester exam (40%); scheduling and planning assignment (25%); project managers report of approximately 2000 words (25%) and tutorial assessment (10%).