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Cmgt/410 Syllabus

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This course provides the foundation for successful project planning, organization, and implementation within the realm of information technology. The course uses real-world examples and identifies common mistakes and pitfalls in project management. Topics covered include project scoping, estimating, budgeting, scheduling and staffing, tracking and controlling, and software tools for project management.

Policies

Faculty and students will be held responsible for understanding and adhering to all policies contained within the following two documents:

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• Instructor policies: This document is posted in the Course Materials forum.

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Project Schedule (Due in Week Three, February 4, 2013)

This is the core of any project plan used to communicate what tasks are needed and the order of sequence to be done to meet deadlines and deliverables.

At a minimum the section will contain the following:

• Business requirements document (BRD) that provides additional details regarding the expectations (such as user, system, and functional) that must be met for achieving project goals

• Work breakdown structure (WBS) showing discrete work tasks and grouped hierarchically that helps to organize and define the total work scope of the project

Write 3 to 4 pages on your findings.

Project Costing (Due in Week Four, February 11, 2013)

The allocation and cost of resources need to be carefully monitored if a project is to be delivered on-time and on-budget.

At a minimum this section will contain the following:

• Allocation of resources to project tasks (both labor and material)
• Cost estimates for project resources
• Gantt diagram showing duration estimates for all tasks and their sequencing (including precedence

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