MIS3535 LEAD GLOBAL DIGITAL PROJECTS

Marie-Christine Martin 20+ years of experience in the IT industry E-mail: mcmartin@Temple.Edu Office: Speakman 209J Office Hours: M 1-2 PM, W 1-2PM, F 9-10 AM Also on demand

My Background Education Pre-Temple Adjunct Faculty BS Industrial Engineering MBA, Finance Pre-Temple IBM (Canada, USA & Singapore) HP Global Oracle, USA Self Employed Consultant Adjunct Faculty Temple University, MIS Full-Time Faculty Temple University Undergraduate - MIS Graduate - FOX Business School Director of MIS Masters Programs

What is a “change agent”? A change agent is a person from inside or outside the organization who helps an organization transform itself by focusing on such matters as organizational effectiveness, improvement, and development. ... The focus is on the people in the organization and their interactions. The central challenge is changing people’s behavior. “What people do” and the need for significant shifts in what people do. The heart of change is in the emotion!

Consistent Message from Advisory Board Members Leading change is one of the biggest challenge in IT today This is what we need people to be able to do!

Two Major Objectives for this course Traditional IT Project Management Understanding initiating, planning, executing, controlling and closing projects in the context of topics such as scope, resources, timing, cost, quality, and sourcing options Learn how to monitor project plans and communicate status reports to stakeholders. What? How? When? Who?: This is the mechanical part I can’t teach you how to excel at it (only experience will get you there) but I can teach you how great PM do this Change Leadership Develop an understanding of process thinking and key management strategies that support IT-enabled business transformation Learn how to plan, manage, and lead business change You can deliver a project on-time, under budget, and in perfect working order and still have a complete failure This is the hard part!

Two Books, Videos & Web Research Microsoft Project 2013: The Missing Manual The Heart of Change: Real-Life Stories of How People Change Their Organizations Lynda Videos Each week you will be required to spend some time searching the Internet to learn more about topics covered in class

Course Structure : Class discussion days: 1/3 Studio days : 1/3 Change Leadership days: 1/3 Class discussion : discuss readings/videos/web research Studio day : work on specific documents for their team project, compare to each other, review/critics Change leadership day: student get ready to discuss / present 3 topics including how it relates to their project, I will call 3 students (each present a topic)

MS Project We don’t teach MS Project You will learn MS Project RTFM – Read The Fine Manual! Requirement : building your WBS in MS Project

Want to earn an “A” in this class? Plan to spend 6-8 hours per week outside the classroom: Completing your readings and taking notes Watching the videos and taking notes Completing your web research and taking notes Working with your team on your team project And : Actively participate in class discussion!

Grading Components Component Percentage Exam 1 20% Exam 2 Exam 3  20%  Exam 2  Exam 3  Project (team grade) Assignments (3) 10%  Class/Team Contributions  10%

Portfolio Points Requirement for this course 700by the end of the semester! MIS3535 will serve as a checkpoint to ensure that students are focused on this requirement and on track to earn their 1,000 points by graduation. Students who do not earn a minimum of 700 points by the end of the semester will receive an “Incomplete” for this course regardless of performance on exams or class participation! You are STRONGLY encouraged to, at a minimum, do the following to earn professional achievement points: Create an e-Portfolio and have it listed with the department. Become an active member of AIS and participate in professional development activities. Attend the IT Awards Reception (spring semester only) and the MIS Department’s Career Fair. Volunteer your time for department sponsored events. Discuss opportunities to earn points for projects with your MIS instructors. For more information on the portfolio requirement, please see http://community.mis.temple.edu/misportfolio/. In this class you have to options to earn prof. points: You may earn 50 professional achievement points for compiling a collection of preliminary project management documents for a proposed development and implementation project which could be used to follow your team project for this semester. To earn these points, you must complete this extra assignment as an individual If you pass the COMPTIA exam and obtain your certification by the last class of the semester, you will earn 100 professional points.

Class Site Review http://community.mis.temple.edu/mis3535sec001fall18/category/announcements/ Focus on those tabs : Schedule Team Project Assignments FOXNET Assignment : NOT optional! COMPTIA Challenge (optional)