CSET 124-System Analysis &Design - KSU



IS 351- IT Project Management

Second Semester 2016-17 (sem-162)

Catalog Description: 3(3,0,1) IS 351: This course provides an introduction to management concepts, principles, techniques and terminology with particular reference to IS projects. It addresses issues such as project definition, scope management, planning, organization, resources, scheduling, control, quality, cost estimation, time estimation, risk management, and tools and software of project management. Covered project management tools include Work Breakdown Structure, Gantt charts, PERT, and the critical path method. Topics covered also include project management ethics, and effective project manager skills such as people and leadership skills.

|Prerequisites |Pre-Requisite IS 240 |

|Textbook (TB) |Kathy Schwalbe, Information Technology Project Management, 6th Edition, Publishers: Thomson |

| |Course Technology |

|Lab. Manuals (LM) |Hand Out |

|Handouts (HO) |IS 351 Handouts |

|Chairman |Dr. Hmood Zafar Aldossari |

|Instructor(s) |Lect/. Ashraf Youssef |

Goals: The goal of this course is to introduce the components of project management. It will introduce students to issues related to planning, organization, resources, scheduling, control, quality, cost estimation, avoiding risk and tools for project management. Provide students with the ability to distinguish between different types of software tools.

Topics:

|Sr. No. |Material |Chapter(s) |Classes |

|1. |Fundamental Concepts |1 |2 |

|2. |PM and IT dependence & Integration |2-3 |4 |

|3. |PM knowledge area |4 - 11 |32 |

|4. |PM process groups |12-16 |6 |

|5. |PM related software |Appendices |1 |

Weekly Schedule: Attached.

|Assessment Policy |Weighting (100%) |Letter Grading Scale |

|Homework |5 % |00 - < 60 % F |

| | |60 - < 65 % D |

| | |65 - < 70 % D+ |

| | |70 - < 75 % C |

| | |75 - < 80 % C+ |

| | |80 - < 85 % B |

| | |85 - < 90 % B+ |

| | |90 - < 95 % A |

| | |95 - 100 % A+ |

|Quizzes |5 % | |

|Attendance |5 % | |

|Project |15 % | |

|Major Exam I |15 % | |

|Major Exam II |15 % | |

|Final examination |40 % | |

|Total Marks |100% | |

KSU Rules and Regulations:

|1. ATTENDANCE |Students are expected to attend all meeting of their courses. In the case of any absence, |

| |students are responsible for course content during their absence. |

|2. ABSENTEEISM |A record is consistently compiled and updated. If the student has been absent too many times |

| |without a valid excuse, he will be excluded from the course. |

|3. BEHAVIOR |Students who engage in behavior that disrupts the learning environment for others may be |

| |subjected to disciplinary action under the KSU code. |

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|Prepared By: Lect./ ASHRAF YOUSSEF signature: ___________________ |Date: FEB., 5, 2017 |

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Weekly Schedule

|WEEK |CONTENTS |HANDOUT |PRACTICAL |ASSESMENT |

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| | |TEXT |SUPPORT | |

| | |REFERENCE |ACTIVITIES | |

|1 |Introduction |HO-1 | | |

| |What is a Project | | | |

| |What is PM | | | |

| |How PM relates to other Disciplines | | | |

| |History of PM | | | |

| |PM Profession | | | |

|2 | PM & IT context |HO-2 | |Quiz-1 |

| |A System view | | | |

| |Organization | | | |

| |Stakeholder | | | |

|3 |PM Process Groups | | |HW#1 |

| |Process Group | | | |

| |Developing an IT PM Methodology | | | |

|4 |Project Integration Management |HO-3 | | |

| |Integration | | | |

| |Development | | | |

| |Executions | | | |

| |Control | | | |

| |Software | | | |

|5 |Project Scope Management |HO-4 | |HW#2 |

| |Scope | | | |

| |Initiation | | | |

| |Planning | | | |

| |Breakdown | | | |

| |Verification | | | |

| |Software | | | |

| |Major I Exam |

|6 |Project Time Management |HO-5 | |Quiz-2 |

| |Importance | | | |

| |Sequencing | | | |

| |Duration | | | |

| |Development | | | |

| |Changes | | | |

| |Software | | | |

|7 |Project Cost Management |HO-6 | | |

| |Importance | | | |

| |Principles | | | |

| |Planning | | | |

| |Estimates | | | |

|8 |Budgeting | | | |

| |Control | | | |

| |Software | | | |

|9 |Project Quality Management |HO-7 | |HW#3 |

| |Introduction | | | |

| |Planning | | | |

| |Assurance | | | |

| |Control | | | |

| |Techniques | | | |

| |Quality | | | |

| |Improvements | | | |

|10 |Project Human Resource Management |HO-8 | |Quiz-3 |

| |Importance | | | |

| |Current state | | | |

| |Future | | | |

| |Managing | | | |

| |Planning | | | |

| |Acquisition | | | |

| |Major II Exam |

|11 |Project Communications Management |HO-9 | | |

| |Importance | | | |

| |Information Distribution | | | |

| |Reporting | | | |

| |Administrative | | | |

|12 |Project Risk Management |HO-10 | |HW#4 |

| |Importance | | | |

| |Risk Management | | | |

| |Source | | | |

| |Risk Identification | | | |

| |Risk Analysis | | | |

| |Response planning | | | |

| |Risk monitoring and control | | | |

|13 |Project Procurement Management |HO-11 | |Quiz#4 |

| |Importance | | | |

| |Planning | | | |

| |Solicitation | | | |

| |Source Selection | | | |

| |Contract Administration | | | |

|14 |Project Initiation |HO-12,13 & 14 | | |

| |Project Planning | | | |

|15 |Project Executing |HO-15 & 16 |Final Lab Exam | |

| |Project Controlling | | | |

| |Project Close-out | | | |

|16 |Final Examination |

EXAMINATION SUMMARY

|Examination |Major I |Major II |Final Lab. |Final Exam. |

|Week No. |6 |11 |15 |16 |

Laboratory Software:

Lab Software: MS Project 2010, Supporting Software(s): Visible Workbench & Visual Basic

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