I. General Information
1. Course Title:
Project Management Principles
2. Course Prefix & Number:
BUSN 2104
3. Course Credits and Contact Hours:
Credits: 3
Lecture Hours: 3
4. Course Description:
This foundation course develops the competencies and skills for the project management process of planning, organizing, coordinating, leading, and controlling resources to accomplish project objectives. This course guides students through the project management tools and behavioral skills necessary to successfully launch, lead, and realize benefits from projects in both profit and nonprofit organizations. Successful project managers possess the skills necessary to manage their teams, schedule, risks, and resources to meet project objectives. Students explore project management with a practical, hands-on approach through class discussions, exercises, and project case studies.
5. Placement Tests Required:
6. Prerequisite Courses:
BUSN 2104 - Project Management Principles
There are no prerequisites for this course.
9. Co-requisite Courses:
BUSN 2104 - Project Management Principles
There are no corequisites for this course.
II. Transfer and Articulation
1. Course Equivalency - similar course from other regional institutions:
Saint Paul College, BUSN 2473 Project Management, 3 credits
Bemidji State University, TADT 1111, Introduction to Project Management, 3 credits
3. Prior Learning - the following prior learning methods are acceptable for this course:
- Written
- Oral
- Demonstration
- Portfolio
III. Course Purpose
1. Program-Applicable Courses – This course is required for the following program(s):
Business Management, AAS Degree
Business Management, Diploma
IV. Learning Outcomes
1. College-Wide Outcomes
| College-Wide Outcomes/Competencies |
Students will be able to: |
| Analyze and follow a sequence of operations |
Complete statistical process control charts. |
| Work as a team member to achieve shared goals |
Complete team decision making presentation. |
2. Course Specific Outcomes - Students will be able to achieve the following measurable goals upon completion of
the course:
- Understand project management design, development, and deployment;
- Employ project management tools, techniques, and skills;
- Align critical resources for effective project implementation;
- Recognize the challenges and opportunities of organizational dynamics in project management;
- Identify and use key performance metrics for project success;
- Manage project cost, quality, and delivery;
- Engage and lead effective project management teams in an organization; and
- Recognize and mitigate the early seeds of failure in the project life cycle.
V. Topical Outline
Listed below are major areas of content typically covered in this course.
1. Lecture Sessions
- Project Management Concepts
- Project Attributes
- Balancing Project Constraints
- Project Life Cycle
- Initiating
- Planning
- Performing
- Closing
- Project Management Process
- Stakeholder Engagement
- Global Project Management
- Project Management Associations
- Benefits of Project Management
- Initiating a Project
- Identifying and Selecting Projects
- Project Identification
- Project Selection
- Project Charter
- Preparing a Request for Proposal
- Soliciting Proposals
- Developing Project Proposals
- Developing Project Proposals
- Building Relationships w/Customers & Partners
- Pre-RFP/Proposal Marketing
- The decision to Develop a Proposal
- Creating a Winning Proposal
- Proposal Preparation
- Proposal Contents
- Pricing Consideration
- Simplified Project Proposal
- Proposal Submission and Follow-up
- Customer Evaluation of Proposals
- Contracts
- Measuring Proposal Success
- Planning, Performing, and Controlling the Project
- Defining Scope, Quality, Responsibility, and Activity Sequence
- Establish Project Objective
- Define Project Scope
- Plan for Quality
- Create Work Breakdown Structure
- Assign Responsibility
- Define Activities
- Sequence Activities
- Planning for Information Systems Development
- Project Management Information Systems
- Developing the Schedule
- Estimate Activity Resources
- Estimate Activity Duration
- Establish Project Start and Completion Times
- Develop Project Schedule
- Project Control Process
- Effects of Actual Schedule Performance
- Incorporate Changes into Schedule
- Update Project Schedule
- Control Schedule
- Scheduling for Information Systems Development
- Resource Utilization
- Resource-Constrained Planning
- Resource Requirements Plan
- Resource Leveling
- Resource Limited Scheduling
- Resource Requirements for Information Systems Dvlpmt
- Determining Costs, Budget, and Earned Value
- Estimate Activity Costs
- Determine Project Budget
- Determine Actual Cost\
- Determine Value of Work Performed
- Analyze Cost Performance
- Estimate Cost at Completion
- Control CostsManage Cash Flow
- Cost Estimating for Information Systems Dvlpmt
- Managing Risk
- Identify Risks
- Assess Risks
- Plan Risk Response
- Monitor Risks
- Managing Risks for Information Systems Dvlpmt
- Closing the Project
- Project Closing Actions
- Customer Feedback
- Early Project Termination
- People: The Key to Project Success
- The Project Manager
- Project Manager Responsibilities
- Project Manage Skills
- Developing Project Manager Competence
- Delegation
- Managing Changes
- The Project Team
- Acquiring the Project Team
- Project Team Development
- Project Kickoff Meeting
- Effective Project Teams
- Ethical Behavior
- Conflict on Projects
- Problem Solving
- Time Management
- Project Communication and Documentation
- Personal Communication
- Meetings
- Presentations
- Reports
- Control Document Changes
- Project Communication Plan
- Stakeholder Communication
- Collaborative Communication Tools
- Project Management Organizational Structures
- Functional Organizational Structure
- Autonomous Project Organizational Structure
- Matrix Organizational Structures
- Advantages & Disadvantages of Org Structures