Presents the basic skills required to manage a wide range of technical projects. Topics include selecting project alternatives, managing project teams, developing project plan elements, risk management, monitoring and controlling projects, and financial analysis of projects. Skills learned are applied to a representative project.

Overview of Project Management Aligning business strategy with project management Integration of project management The project team Project organizations Developing scope statements Project planning and time management Budgets and schedules Cost management Resources and earned value Risk management Project monitoring and HR management Project control and communication management Project procurement Project termination and professional responsibility Diversity, cultural and environmental considerations

To introduce the characteristics, techniques, and problems associated with initiating, planning, executing, and terminating projects.

EMEN 5010 (Intro. to Engineering Management) for all engineering management degree students.
Note that there are no prerequsites for project management certificate students.

Meredith and Mantel, Project Management: A Managerial Approach, 6th ed., Wiley and Sons, 2005, ISBN 0471715379.
Project Management Institute, A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK), 3rd ed.

Web and e-mail access required. MS Project is recommended but not required. Students must register on the web at ecollegedirect.ecollege.com for the eCollege companion to this course.