INSTRUCTOR: Prfessr: Terrell Ellisn, MBA, PMP CLASS: Intrductin t Engineering Prject Management GNEG 3061 P03 GRAD ASSISTANT: TIME & DATE: Mnday 5:00-6:50 p.m. LOCATION: ENGINEERING BLDG 114 CONTACT INFORMATION: TEXTBOOK: E-mail: teellisn@pvamu.edu Successful Prject Management (with Micrsft Prject 2013),6th + Management CurseMate with ebk Printed Access Card 6th Editin Gid & Clements ISBN10: 1-285-06837-8 ISBN13: 978-1-285-06837-4 PREREQUISITES COURSE DESCRIPTION Prject management is mre than merely parceling ut wrk assignments t individuals and hping that they will smehw accmplish a desired result. In fact, prjects that culd have been successful ften fail because f such take-it- fr-granted appraches. Individuals need hard infrmatin and real skills t wrk successfully in a prject envirnment and t accmplish prject bjectives. The textbk fr this curse, Successful Prject Management, was written t equip its users with bth by explaining cncepts and techniques and by using numerus examples t shw hw they can be skillfully applied. Tpics include prject management life cycle and prcess; identifying and selecting prjects; develping a prject prpsal; techniques fr planning, scheduling, resurce assignment, budgeting, and cntrlling prject perfrmance; prject risks; prject manager respnsibilities and skills; prject team develpment and effectiveness; prject cmmunicatin and dcumentatin; and prject management rganizatinal structures. The cncepts in the curse supprt the prject management knwledge areas f the Prject Management Institute's A Guide t the Prject Management Bdy f Knwledge (PMBOK Guide). COURSE OBJECTIVES After successful cmpletin f this curse students will be able t: Explain the basic fundatins f a prject management cncepts and vcabulary. Demnstrate knwledge f selecting, planning, perfrming, and cntrlling prjects. Demnstrate knwledge f prject scheduling and budgeting. Evaluate prject risks and hw t mnitr and manage the risks. Demnstrate knwledge f prject management skills, teamwrk, and the rganizatinal structures in which prject management takes place. Exhibit knwledge f applying prject management sftware (MS Prject) t a prject.
GRADING Grading fr the curse is based 50% n individual assignments and 50% n team assignments as indicated belw. Individual (50%) Team (50%) 10% Part 1 Quiz 10% Part 2 exam 15% Final exam 5% Individual hmewrk assignments 10% Attendance 10% Hmewrk 20% Prject plan 20% Prject Case Studies Grade Meaning Percentage A Excellent 93-100 A- 90-92.99 B+ 87-89.99 B Gd 83-86.99 B- 80-82.99 C+ 77-79.99 C Satisfactry 70-76.99 D Pr 60-69.99 F Failure Less than 60 PROJECT REQUIREMENTS Prject deliverables are t be submitted as a team. Submissins f the prject deliverables will be evaluated by the team and by the ther teams. An evaluatin f the prcess fllwed by the team is t be submitted t the discussin bard. The teams are t cmment n ther team's prcess. Deliverable 1: Deliverable 2: Deliverable 3: The prject team prepares an RFP fr a prject that will be respnded t by anther prject team. Submit a paragraph explanatin f the team's prcess t develp the RFP. Cmment n the ther teams' RFP prcess statements in the discussin bard. The prject team prepares a prpsal fr a prject described in the RFP develped by anther prject team. Submit a paragraph explanatin f the team's prcess fllwed t develp the prpsal. Cmment n the ther teams' prpsal prcess statements in the discussin bard. The prject team prduces the prject plan including a wrk breakdwn structure, a respnsibility assignment matrix, a detailed list f tasks (20-40 tasks), a netwrk diagram, the prject schedule with duratins, a Gantt chart, the critical
Deliverable 4: path, a resurce utilizatin reprt, a reprt f the ttal prject cumulative budgeted cst, and a risk assessment matrix. Prject teams are encuraged t use Micrsft Prject fr their plan. The prject team will submit weekly prject prgress reprts. With each f the prject submissins as shwn in the Class Schedule, submit a paragraph explanatin f the team's prcess t develp the prject submissin t the discussin bard. Cmment n the ther teams' prcess statements in the discussin bard. The prject team prepares and presents a final reprt including ways t reduce the verall prject duratin, an executive summary f the prject, a list f lessns learned, and a PwerPint presentatin that is presented t the class. This may be cmpleted by using vide f each member f the team presenting part f the final reprt. The presentatin time is t be 10-15 minutes and include all team members. CLASS SCHEDULE Lessn Tpics Assignments 1 Prject management life cycle and prcess Chapter 1, Initiating a Prject 2 Identifying and selecting prjects Chapter 2, Identifying and Selecting Prjects Create a prject RFP fr the team prject. 3 Develping a prject prpsal Part 1 Quiz last 10 min f class 1-3 Chapter 3, Develping Prject Prpsals Create a prject prpsal fr the team prject. Select teams Hmewrk due: Chapter 2 Questin 1-13 4 Techniques fr planning a prject Chapter 4, Defining Scpe, Quality, Respnsibility, and Activity Sequence Create a wrk breakdwn structure, a respnsibility assignment matrix, a detailed list f tasks (20-40 tasks), and a netwrk diagram fr team prject. Appendix Micrsft Prject3 Hmewrk due: Chapter 3 Case Study 1 Q 1-4 Case Study 2 Q 1-4 5 Techniques fr scheduling a prject Chapter 5, Develping the Schedule Prduce a schedule shwing the duratin, earliest start and finish times, latest start and finish times, and ttal slack fr each task; a Gantt chart, and the critical path fr the team prject. Hmewrk due: Chapter 4 Case Study 1 Q 1-5 Case Study 2 Q 1-5
Lessn Tpics Assignments 6 Techniques fr resurce assignment a prject Chapter 6, Resurce Utilizatin Assign resurces and wrk times, manage ver allcatins, and prduce a resurce utilizatin reprt fr the team prject. 7 Techniques fr budgeting a prject Chapter 7, Determining Csts, Budget, and Earned Value Enter prject csts and prduce a graph fr the ttal prject cumulative budgeted csts fr the team prject. 8 Techniques fr assessing and managing prject risks fr a prject Chapter 8, Managing Risk Develp a risk assessment matrix fr the team prject. 9 Techniques fr cntrlling prject perfrmance 10 Prject manager respnsibilities and skills 11 Prject team develpment and effectiveness 12 Prject cmmunicatin and dcumentatin 13 Prject management rganizatinal structures Chapter 9, Clsing the Prject Identify lessns learned fr the prject. Chapter 10, The Prject Manager Determine the rles and respnsibilities f the prject manager in the team prject. Exam Chapter 11, The Prject Team Evaluate the effectiveness f the team and the team meetings fr the team prject. Chapter 12, Prject Cmmunicatin and Dcumentatin Evaluate the prject cmmunicatins fr the team prject. Chapter 13, Prject Management Organizatinal Structures 14 Final Review and Exam Prject Presentatin Final exam COURSE POLICIES Accmmdating Disabilities We welcme students with disabilities int the educatinal prgrams. If yu have a disabilityrelated need fr reasnable academic adjustments in this curse, cntact the instructr. In rder t receive cnsideratin fr curse accmmdatins, yu must cntact Disability Services, and prvide dcumentatin (see the dcumentatin guidelines). Disability Services will prvide a letter identifying apprpriate academic adjustments. Please share this letter and
discuss the adjustments with yur instructr as early in the curse as pssible. Yu must cntact Disability Services and request academic adjustment letters at the beginning f each semester.
Attendance Attendance is critical t the success f the individual student. Each student will be allwed 2 excused absence befre deductins are made frm yur grade. On the 3 rd absence ne grade deductin will be taken. Participatin in the class discussins will be evaluated fr quality and quantity. Quizzes and exams will be a cntributing factr t final grades. Participatin in the class presentatin fr the prject team is mandatry. The nly allwed excused absences are fr: Participatin in a dcumented fficial university functin that des nt permit the participant t attend a class meeting (e.g., participatin n athletic team, field trip, etc.) Severe illness (this des nt include scheduled medical appintment r driving thers t the dctr), a hspital stay, r a dctr's excuse stating that it is impssible fr participant t attend class meeting Death in immediate family (parent, grandparent, sibling, r child) Required appearance in curt Persnal situatins that are apprved by the instructr in advance f the time the participant will be absent The instructr must be infrmed in advance f all such abve absences and will make the final decisin if the absence is excused. Cheating, Plagiarism, and Dishnesty A participant fund cheating, plagiarizing, r acting dishnestly will receive a zer grade fr each assignment assciated with the incident, and may receive an "F" grade fr the curse and be dismissed frm the curse. Cheating is giving r receiving help frm unauthrized persns r materials fr assignments. Plagiarizing invlves taking ideas, writings, r ther materials frm anther and passing them ff as ne's wn. It includes the use f any surce t cmplete curse assignments withut prper acknwledgement f the surce. Sme examples f academic miscnduct are: Cpying prtins f thers' assignments Cllabrating with thers n assignments ther than the curse team prject Using thers' wrds r ideas withut prper citatins Having smene else cmplete a prtin f yur assignment Having a reviewer make revisins t an assignment