IS372 Project Management Olayele Adelakun (Ph.D) 11/10/2018 IS372 Project Management Olayele Adelakun (Ph.D) Associate Professor CTI   Office: Room 735 CTI 7th Floor Phone: 312-362-8231 Fax: 312-362-6116 Email : yele@cs.depaul.edu Web: http://facweb.cs.depaul.edu/yele

Agenda Expectation? Course Overview The Project Management Problem 11/10/2018 Agenda Expectation? Course Overview The Project Management Problem Project Management Overview Selecting Projects The Aggregate Project Plan 11/10/2018

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Expectations? Reasons to study project management 11/10/2018 Expectations? Reasons to study project management It is a profession that is always in demand It pays well In 2003, the average senior project manager in the U.S. earned almost $90,000 per year, and the average Project Management Office (PMO) Director earned more than the average Chief Information Officer ($118,633 vs. $103,925). PM skills is useful and applicable to everyday work Worldwide IT spending continues to grow IT spending will grow by another 5.7 percent in 2005, to reach $795 billion. Success rate is still low (about 16-20%) Divide students into groups of five. Have them take 10 minutes to prepare to answer the questions above. 11/10/2018

Advantages of Using Formal Project Management 11/10/2018 Advantages of Using Formal Project Management Better control of financial, physical, and human resources. Improved customer relations. Shorter development times. Lower costs. Higher quality and increased reliability. Higher profit margins. Improved productivity. Better internal coordination. Higher worker morale (less stress). 11/10/2018

11/10/2018 Agenda Expectations? Course Overview 11/10/2018

Course Overview Objective Topics Course Materials Assignments 11/10/2018 Course Overview Objective Topics Course Materials Assignments Guidelines 11/10/2018

11/10/2018 Objectives A better understanding of issues that could make a project succeed or fail To learn about managing the software development process To learn about the responsibilities of project managers To apply project management concepts by working in a group as team leader or active team member 11/10/2018

11/10/2018 Topics Software Project Manager and the project team members responsibilities Project planning and communications Budgeting and Scheduling Allocating Resources to the Project Project Monitoring and Controlling Evaluating and Terminating Projects 11/10/2018

11/10/2018 Course Materials Kathy Schwalbe (2008). Information Technology Project Management, 5th Edition, Course Technology, ISBN: 0-619-21526-7 . 11/10/2018

Grading Individual Assignments 20% Group Project 30% Midterm 11/10/2018 Grading Individual Assignments 20% Group Project 30% Midterm Class Participation 10% Final 11/10/2018

Group Assignment 3-5 students 11/10/2018 Group Assignment 3-5 students The purpose of the team project is to use a structured approach to project management in a team setting. Each student will propose a potential project. Example projects Developing a web site for disaster victims (e.g. Hurricane Katrina) Creating a database system for XYZ Project Deliverable Week 4 status report Week 9 project presentation Week 10 final project document 11/10/2018

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