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1 INSTRUCTOR NAME: SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT BUSM 4100 Project Management" (3 credits) COURSE OUTLINE Summer 2009 Section 001 Thursdays Room B252 Phil Mentacos, B. Gen Studies (Comp Science, Dip Comp Systems Mgmnt) OFFICE: B253n OFFICE HOURS: After class or by appointment PHONE: COURSE DESCRIPTION: Project management is now used in virtually all industries to streamline operations and to improve productivity. Effective project management ensures that a project is completed on time, within budget, and with high quality. This course introduces, skills, and tools that allow students to coordinate and lead projects towards successful completion using a variety of techniques to manage the budget, schedule, and quality of projects that managers are responsible for. This course is a prerequisite for further studies in the School of Management. LEARNING OBJECTIVES/OUTCOMES: On successful completion of the course, students will be able to: Plan, implement, control and evaluate projects. Distinguish between the roles of different project team members. Manage the human factors associated with working in teams. Use Microsoft Project Schedule resources, work activity, and timelines. Control projects and take corrective action to keep projects on schedule Demonstrate the interpersonal and communication skills necessary to successfully lead a project. BUSM 4100 Project Management Page 1 of 8

2 LEARNING OBJECTIVES/OUTCOMES: 1. Introduction to Project Management; Goals of project management; Roles and responsibilities; project management terminology. 2. Project processes - The project manager s role in the project; The project team s role in the project; Lifecycles of a project; Generating team and sponsor buy-in; Identifying, analyzing, and managing project risk factors 3. Project Scope Management - Developing the scope statement; Defining project deliverables; Conducting a feasibility study; Implementing a task control process; Crafting the project charter. 4. Project communications - General management skills; Conducting successful meetings; Communicating results; Conducting team meetings Managing stakeholder commitment. 5. Project team building - Qualities of an effective project manager; Typical responsibilities of a project manager; Leading project teams; Managing decision making in a project team. 6. Project team building - Developing team member skills; Managing team development; Managing performance; Ensuring quality assurance; Challenges all project teams face 7. Project Management Software - Creating a work breakdown structure in Microsoft Project; Managing project elements with Microsoft Project. 8. Project Management Software - Developing and following a detailed work plan; Developing and managing a project schedule and budget. 9. Project Planning - Identifying deliverable milestones; Generating project tasks; Developing the project budget; Sequencing tasks with the network diagram; 10. Project Planning - Calculating project critical path; Determining task start and finish; Identifying task float and slack; Assigning task responsibility; Allocating resources to the critical path; Developing a risk management plan. 11. Time, Cost and Quality Management - Identifying and using appropriate tools and techniques to manage project variables. 12. Project Implementation and Control - Tracking and managing the project plan; Identifying and managing issues; Collecting time and cost data; Creating activity/project variance reports; Taking corrective actions and implementing project scope changes. 13. Project Tracking - Project plan review; Critical Path analysis; Gantt versus PERT (Network Diagram); Setting baseline; Updating with actual results; Actual to Baseline comparison; 14. Project Close - Performing the post-project review; Preparing close-out reports; Building team skills for future projects. Critical project success factors; Project termination types; Why projects fail BUSM 4100 Project Management Page 2 of 8

3 REQUIRED TEXTBOOK: Project Management by Clifford Gray, Erik Larson ISBN-13: RECOMMENDED READINGS: Students studying business should read widely and be comfortable accessing the Internet for research purposes. Recommended reading includes the following: The Globe and Mail, The National Post, Marketing, Business in Vancouver, Profit, AdWeekly, Harvard Business Review, Entrepreneur and many other local, national, and international sources. (PowerPoint slides are also available on MyLangara. More information will be provided in class.) RECOMMENDED TV PROGRAMS: CBC TV, Channel 3 (Vancouver); on CBC Newsworld, Channel 26 (Vancouver) UNIVERSITY TRANSFERABILITY: See Antonella Alves, Program Administrator, if you have any questions ASSIGNMENTS/CASE STUDIES/EXAMS: Mid term exam 20 Project 40 Assignments 10 MS Project quiz 05 Final exam GRADING: A % B % C % D 50 54% A 90 94% B 75 79% C 60 64% F < 50% A % B % C % NOTE: Students must receive a cumulative weighted average grade of at least 50% on the individual grade components (i.e. quizzes, midterms, and final exam) in order to receive an overall total grade of at least 50% for the entire course. BUSM 4100 Project Management Page 3 of 8

4 EXPECTATIONS: Please read the textbook chapter in advance of coming to class. It makes your learning and comprehension so much easier. All students are requested to participate in class discussions of cases and other exercises. Students are also encouraged to contribute to the learning process through discussion of personal job-related experience where applicable Any class work, which is not completed because you were late for, or missed, a class, will receive 0%. If you miss a case study, exam or project submission, you are required to provide a Doctor s note for verification. Assignments must be submitted on the due date at the beginning of class. If you do not submit on time, without prior notification to me and with my approval to submit at a later date, this will result in you receiving an F (0%). There will be no exceptions to this standard, other than under exceptional documented circumstances or for medical reasons. You will lose marks for non-professionalism (grammar, spelling, sentence construction, and overall visual layout). Cellulars and pagers must be muted during class unless there is a personal reason why they should remain on. Please advise me accordingly. My role as your instructor is to be one of your learning sources. I am here to help you and to provide any additional coaching or tutoring that you may need. Please use me as a resource. PLAGIARISM AND CHEATING POLICY: Plagiarism and cheating are serious educational offences, which may result in failure of an assignment, failure of a course, and possible suspension from Langara. For more details, please refer to Langara's Code of Conduct in the course calendar or Student Policies and Procedures on Langara's website at IN CLASS WORK Through out the semester we will have exercises and assignments given in-class. All of these combined are important for your learning of the practice and of project management.. If you are absent during class exercises, assignments you could miss out on important learning s in the class. THE PROJECT In teams of up to 5, you will develop a marketing strategy for a product or service, or business of your choice. You are advised to select a business in which you are interested and knowledgeable. See the Planning and Implementation Guidelines. The assignment will be submitted at the beginning of class on July 30 th. The Project cannot be submitted as an individual project, it is team only. SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT: It is the aim of the School Management at to promote the mastery of core skills such as reading, reading comprehension, writing fluency, verbal articulation, and analytical development. These core skills will be practised by means of s and class participation, and will be evaluated on submitted work. Critical thinking and problem solving exercises are encouraged at every opportunity. BUSM 4100 Project Management Page 4 of 8

5 COURSE SCHEDULE: WEEK COMMENCING TOPIC AND CHAPTER ASSIGNMENTS May 7 Introductions and course overview. Modern Project Management Chapter 1 May 14 Organization Strategy and Project Selection Chapter 2 Organization: Structure and Culture Chapter 3 May 21 MS - Project (see sked below) L103 Handout May 28 MS - Project (see sked below) L103 Handout June 4 MS Project (see sked below) L103 Quiz Assignments due June 11 Defining the Project Chapter 4 Estimating Project Times and costs Chapter 5 June 18 Developing a Project Plan Chapter 6 Managing Risk Chapter 7 June 25 Mid term (Chap. 1-7) Scheduling Resources and Costs Chapter 8 July 2 Reducing Project Duration Chapter 9 Leadership: Being and Effective Project Manager Chapter 10 July 9 Managing Project Teams Chapter 1 Outsourcing: managing Inter-organizational Relations Chapter 12 July 16 Progress and Performance Measurement and Evaluation Chapter 13 July 23 Project Audit and Closure Chapter 14 Project Presentations (2-3) July 30 Project Presentations (remaining) Project Due Aug FINAL EXAMINATIONS Please note the exam period. The College requires you to be available to sit final exams during this period. If you plan to leave Vancouver before the end of the exam period, and as a result you miss the final exam, BE ADVISED, that unfortunately you will forfeit the 20% of the final grade and you will receive an N on your transcript. BUSM 4100 Project Management Page 5 of 8

6 Microsoft Project 2007 Introduction Course length: 9 Hours total COURSE DESCRIPTION: The objective of this course is to introduce the MS Project software as a tool in overall effective project management. MS Project, like other software, can assist in the tedious tasks of recording, calculating, analyzing and preparing reports. MS Project can give you access to important information quickly, so that you can make better decisions. However, MS Project cannot produce or even guarantee a successful project plan. OVERVIEW Work with MS Project screen elements. Use on-line learning aids. MS Project views Change project preferences (timescale, non-working time, displays & views, etc) CREATE A NEW PROJECT FILE Specify project information Set options Create a base calendar Work with calendar files CREATE A TASK LIST Enter tasks and durations Identify milestones Enter recurring tasks Edit tasks Outline tasks Assign task dependencies WORK WITH A PROJECT SCHEDULE Explain types of time constraints Specify constraints Remove a constraint Resolve conflicts caused by constraints Explain lead and lag time CREATE AND ASSIGN RESOURCES Explain the resource assignment fields Create a resource pool Work with resource calendars Use the resource management toolbar Assign resources Resolve resource over allocations FINALIZE THE INITIAL PLAN Save and view the baseline plan Identify the critical path by filtering Display the critical path on the Gantt Chart View and edit the PERT chart ANALYZE AND UPDATE THE PROJECT PLAN Use the Tracking toolbar Update by Percent complete Update by using actual dates View project statistics Filter the task list Use the autofilter Use the Tracking Gantt Assign additional resources Change task durations Adjust lag and lead times PRINT VIEWS AND REPORTS Use Print Preview Print a View Create a Report BUSM 4100 Project Management Page 6 of 8

7 Grading Expectations Ways to self evaluate the work that you are doing in this class. LEVEL OF WORK Work Content (Planning & Organization) Analytical Tools Used Originality and Clarity of Thesis Presentation (Consistent typeface, pictures, charts, graphs) Detail (citations; bibliography) A B C D F reflected insightful Project contains appropriate, comprehensive, effective and accurate analytical tools Original concept, clear & comprehensively supported thesis Professional consistent. Free from typos; proper spacing and citations reflected solid Project contains appropriate, effective and accurate analytical tools New concept, clear & well supported thesis Professional inconsistent Minor typos and missing elements reflected partial Project contains fairly effective and partially accurate analytical tools New concept, clear & fairly well supported thesis. No obvious omissions Semi-Professional consistent. Some types and inconsistencies This grid inspired by Dr. Barbara Walvoord and Karl Knapp. reflected minor Project contains only some, fairly ineffective or inaccurate analytical tools. Old concept, thesis fuzzy & only modestly supported. Semi-Professional Significant typos and inconsistencies inconsistent did not reflect Project does not contain effective or accurate analytical tools Old concept, thesis missing, concept not supported. Unprofessional inconsistent Full of typos; no citations. BUSM 4100 Project Management Page 7 of 8

8 Important Dates May 4 May 8 May 18 June 4 5 June 16 June 17 June June 22 June 22 July 1 July 31 August 3 August 5 August 6 7 August August 21 August 31 First day of classes for regular semester courses and May June half semester courses. Last day to add courses without instructor permission. Victoria Day. College closed. Annual Graduation Ceremonies. Last day of classes for May June halfsemester courses. Study Day for May June half semester courses. FINAL EXAMINATIONS for May June halfsemester courses. EXAMS MUST BE WRITTEN as scheduled. First day of classes for June August halfsemester courses. Fall Semester 2009 Registration commences. Check the Fall Semester 2009 Registration Guide and Course Schedule on the website for registration information. Canada Day. College closed. For regular semester and June August half semester courses, last day (before 2100 hours) to withdraw. B.C. Day. College closed. Last day of classes for regular semester and June August half semester courses. Study Days for final examinations. FINAL EXAMINATIONS for regular semester courses and June August half semester courses. EXAMS MUST BE WRITTEN as scheduled. Summer Semester 2009 grades available online. Last day of the Summer Semester. BUSM 4100 Project Management Page 8 of 8