PROJ-586 Project Management Systems - All 8 Weeks Complete Course, A+ Material

Week, TCOs, and Topics

Readings and Class Preparation

Activities and Assignments

Week 1
TCOs A, B

Project Management Overview and Project Initiation

Chapter 1: Project Management Concepts

Chapter 2: Identifying and Selecting Projects

Chapter 3: Developing Project Proposals

Course Project Week 1 (Not Graded)

Graded Discussion Topics

Week 2
TCOs B, G

Planning the Project: Scope and Responsibilities

Chapter 4: Defining Scope, Quality, Responsibility, and Activity Sequence

Review:

• Project Charter
• Scope Statement Samples

Course Project

Quiz

Graded Discussion Topics

Week 3
TCOs C, G

Planning the Project: Schedule and Resources

Chapter 5: Developing the Schedule

Chapter 6: Resource Utilization

Course Project

Homework - AIB Problems

Graded Discussion Topics

Week 4
TCOs F, G

Planning and Monitoring the Project: Costs, Budget, and Earned Value

Chapter 7: Determining Costs, Budget, and Earned Value

Appendix A

Course Project

Homework - Earned Value Problems

Graded Discussion Topics

Week 5
TCO D, F

Project Risk, Communication, and Documentation

Chapter 8: Managing Risk

Chapter 12: Project Communication and Documentation

Course Project

Graded Discussion Topics

Week 6
TCOs A, H

Project Close and Organizational Structures

Chapter 9: Closing the Project

Chapter13: Project Management Organizational Structures

Course Project

Graded Discussion Topics

Week 7
TCO E

People: The Project Manager and The Project Team

Chapter 10: The Project Manager

Chapter 11: The Project Team

Graded Discussion Topics

Week 8
All TCOs

Final Exam