TCMG-505 - Project Management
University of Bridgeport – Online MS in Technology Management
Professor Mike Okrent, Sc.D., PMP, CQMgr., CSCP, mokrent@bridgeport.edu. Note: Students
are asked to use the water cooler discussion board (see below) or Canvas e-mail vs.
communicating with the instructor outside Canvas via outlook.
COURSE SYLLABUS
Course Description:
The adoption of project and program management (PM) processes, techniques, tools and
disciplines has expanded exponentially as global organizations have adopted PM to initiate, plan,
manage, control and implement a broad range of strategic enterprise wide programs and targeted
projects. Through effective PM techniques organizations increase their probability of project
success via on time, on budget, on scope delivery with high quality and customer satisfaction. PM
methods have improved new product development, IT application, network and e-commerce
solution delivery, construction programs, mergers and acquisitions and a myriad of other
activities. Effective PM also improves the management of people, resources, facilities, budgets,
customers, sponsors and vendors.
This is a practitioner’s course in PM. By immersing the student in PM concepts, cases, hands on
projects and examples from industry students gain an understanding of project management in a
real world context. This grounds them in concepts they can access later to increase their own
project or program success.
The teaching approach consists of videos, recorded lectures, case studies, individual projects,
class readings, online discussions and a team research paper.
Course Objectives (Learning Outcomes):
The objectives of the course are to:
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Achieve an understanding of the concepts, processes and tools for managing projects and
programs on time, on budget, within scope, with high quality and customer satisfaction.
Apply lessons learned to manage all types of projects.
Examine the role of the project manager as a leader and team builder.
Investigate and analyze effective techniques for planning and controlling budgets, costs and
schedules.
Gain experience with organizational and managerial project and program contexts as well as
project management tools and methods.
Improve analytical skills via synthesis and writing.
Achieve an understanding of self-directed, virtual team management.
Course Text:
Meredith, J. R., Mantel, S. J. & Shafer, S.M. (2015). Project management: A managerial
approach (9th ed.). Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons, Inc. ISBN: 978-111-894-7029
Course Method
This online course will be conducted asynchronously. Course materials will be available via
Canvas on a fixed delivery schedule for review, response and submission. Please Note: “Live” or
synchronous meetings are not planned and will not be conducted unless a specific need is
confirmed on an exception basis. Continuous communication will be facilitated with these vehicles
instead:
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Videos: The instructor will introduce themselves via a video provided during module 1. Then,
starting with module 1 and proceeding through module 14, they will also record weekly videos
that provide overviews of pending activities for the week. These weekly module overviews will
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also include any relevant observations. These overviews will be recorded as the course
progresses and should be viewed with the start of each module.
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Recorded lectures: Recorded .mp3 files are provided with lectures for each chapter and are
posted in the relevant modules. It is strongly recommended that students complete their
reviews of these lectures by Monday nights to allow sufficient time to submit their remaining
assignments for the week.
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PowerPoint Presentations: PowerPoint slide presentations will be provided with each
module that correspond with key concepts covered in each lecture recording. It is strongly
recommended that students complete their reviews of these PowerPoint slide presentations
by Monday nights to allow sufficient time to submit their remaining assignments for the week.
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Chapter Readings: As with any course, textbook reading is required. In this course chapter
readings will be assigned within each module that correspond with each recorded lecture and
PowerPoint slide presentation. Save time: review reading assignments closely! This syllabus
confirms what you should and should not read with each module. It is strongly recommended
that students complete their reading assignments by Monday nights to allow sufficient time to
submit their remaining assignments for the week.
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Discussion Forums:
Class discussion questions will be posted for each module. Students are required to
respond to each discussion question directly, then respond to two of their peers’ responses
and finally respond to any peer responses to them. Discussion questions will be posted with
course modules and will be available for viewing by the class. Important: You are urged to
publish your responses sequentially during each week/module. Credit will be removed from
your discussion grade if you publish your initial response to the question and your peer
responses on the same day. Instead, respond sequentially over several days during a given
week/module. These bullets summarize the required length of each response type and a
suggested schedule of response:
o Direct discussion question responses must be at least two paragraphs in length and
you should publish these responses by Tuesday.
o Your peer responses must be at least one paragraph in length and you should
publish the first one day and then your second on a subsequent day.
o Your responses to peers who respond to you should be one paragraph in length and
follow the same sequence.
A personal student reflections discussion forum will be established with each student that
cannot be viewed by the class. Students are required to post their personal reflections on the
materials covered in the current module by the close of that module. These reflections
constitute a personal dialog with the instructor and should cover what the student has learned
during the module. Student reflections must be at least two paragraphs in length and will be
graded weekly. It should include how the new knowledge will influence future decisions. In
addition, how the new knowledge, if it had been known in the past, would have changed
decisions made at that time, if applicable.
A rubric that explains how personal student reflections are graded is found on the next page.
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Personal student reflection rubric: Use this rubric as a checklist when writing and
proofreading your personal reflections. It depicts how the instructor will evaluate your
submission.
Specification Evaluation
A "fail" evaluation on this dimension results in a grade of 59 for the submission.
Length
Pass
Fail
2 or more paragraphs.
Less than 2 paragraphs.
Content Evaluation
- Full credit for each dimension = 20 points.
- The resulting numerical tally generates the overall grade for the submission.
Content Evaluation Dimensions
Message Clarity
Logical Flow
English Grammar
Reflection Content
Relation to Course Materials
The reflection conveys a clear message.
The message flows logically between points.
The writing exhibits Master's level English skill.
The content exhibits a clear understanding of the course materials.
The material directly relates to the course materials.
A “water cooler discussion” forum will be available for students’ general questions. This
water cooler discussion never closes, it will be available for viewing by the class and is not
graded. The instructor will respond to items posted there on a first in/first out basis.
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Cases: Students will complete four (4) written cases provided in the module. For each
assigned case, prepare a typed, double-spaced, 12 point Times New Roman font
submission. Each case study should follow this outline:
Summary - Summarize the key issues and facts of the case.
Questions - Answer the questions associated with the case.
Recommendations - Make recommendations based on the facts and your experience.
Lessons Learned - Identify lessons learned.
Case studies proceed in several steps: students will read the case, then the case will be
introduced via lecture recordings and corresponding slides, students will then submit their
responses and the case’s answers will be reviewed in the subsequent recorded lecture and
slides.
A rubric that describes how cases are evaluated is on the next page.
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Case study rubric: Use this rubric as a checklist when writing and proofreading your case
studies. It depicts how the instructor will evaluate your submission.
Plagiarism Evaluation
A "fail" evalution on either of these two dimensions results in a failure and 0 points for the submission.
Turnitin Similarity Rating
Pass
Fail
Less than 25% (Set a goal to attain a rating of 10% or less).
Greater than or equal to 25%.
Use of Teacher's Manual
Pass
Fail
Teacher's manual not used.
Teacher's manual used.
Specification Evaluation
A "fail" evaluation on one of these dimensions results in a failure and a grade of 59 for this submission.
Organization
Pass
Fail
Follows the required outline.
Does not follow the required outline.
Formatting
Pass
Fail
Double spaced, 12 point, Times New Roman font.
Deviates from double spaced, 12 point, Times New Roman font.
Content Evaluation
- Full credit for each dimension = 20 points.
- The resulting numerical tally generates the overall grade for the submission.
Content Evaluation Dimensions
Response Accuracy
Summary Evaluation
Lessons Learned
Recommendations
English Grammar
The question responses were accurate.
The summary captured the relevant points of the case.
The lessons learned were insightful.
The recommendations were actionable.
The writing exhibits Master's level English skill.
Cases
1. Chapter 6 – Creating a WBS Case.
2. Chapter 7 – The Case for Superior Risk Management Discipline
3. Chapter 9 – Resource Allocation Management
4. Chapter 11 – The Case of the Never Ending Scope Creep
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Individual Term Project:
Each student will be responsible for planning a hypothetical project approved by the
professor which progresses throughout the term. The approved project will entail developing
a project description and scope, a detailed project plan, work breakdown structure (WBS),
budget and schedule. Projects may be related to your academic program, personal or work
experience or an area of interest. Example projects include, but are not limited to, IT projects,
building new products, Technology related, etc. You should be careful not to “boil the ocean”
when choosing your project! Ambition, while admirable, can result in complex, difficult to
manage projects while targeted, focused projects of limited scope tend to be more
manageable and result in higher grades (For example, planning a product launch is more
manageable than establishing a complex energy company. This contrast actually occurred in
an on campus PM class. The team that planned the product launch got the higher grade!)
Individual Term Project Assignment
ASSIGMENT 1
A brief proposal describing the project you will focus on for the semester. (1 paragraph)
ASSIGNMENT 2
A detailed description of your project objectives, scope of work and assumptions. (Use the
Project Charter Template for this course)
ASSIGNMENT 3
A Microsoft Excel spreadsheet with two tabs, the first tab containing your project’s work
breakdown structure (WBS) activities list, estimated durations and predecessors (20–40
tasks) and the second tab containing a budget cost sheet covering labor and raw materials.
(Instructions on creating this spreadsheet will be covered in a relevant recorded lecture.)
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Group Project: Research Paper
As project managers much of your professional lives will entail procuring, motivating and
managing effective teams. This class’ online format provides a unique “laboratory” for
practicing teamwork and team management because these days, most teams are
geographically dispersed and team members must communicate via electronic
communication vehicles, much like we are using here.
Depending on the number of students enrolled, the instructor will define one or several
student teams. Student teams will then act as self-directed work teams. They will devise an
approach to meeting each week, select a project management subject and publish a term
paper covering a topic that the professor approves.
Group team research paper specifications:
o Double Spaced, 12 point font, Times New Roman font
o Ten (10) or more pages in length
o Five (5) or more reference citations
o Citations in the APA 5th Format
o Required Outline:
Introduction
Findings
Conclusions
Recommendations
Lessons Learned
The rubric for the group term paper evaluation is included on the next page.
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Group Research Paper Grading Rubric. Use this rubric as a checklist when writing and
proofreading your papers. It depicts how the instructor will evaluate your submission.
Plagiarism Evaluation
A "fail" evalution on either of these two dimensions results in a failure and 0 points for the submission.
Turnitin Similarity Rating
Pass
Fail
Less than 25% (Set a goal to attain a rating of 10% or less).
Greater than or equal to 25%.
Citations
Pass
Fail
Sources are cited in context using the APA 5th style.
Sources are not cited in context using the APA 5th style.
Specification Evaluation
A "fail" evaluation on one of these four dimensions results in a failure and a grade of 59 for this submission.
Length
Pass
Fail
10 pages or more.
Less than 10 pages.
Number of References
Pass
Fail
5 or more references.
Less than 5 references.
Organization
Pass
Fail
Follows the required outline.
Does not follow the required outline.
Formatting
Pass
Fail
Double spaced, 12 point, Times New Roman font.
Deviates from double spaced, 12 point, Times New Roman font.
Content Evaluation
- Full credit for each dimension = 40 points, for a total of 200 points for this submission.
- The resulting numerical tally generates the overall grade for the submission.
Content Evaluation Dimensions
Message Clarity
Logical Flow
English Grammar
Teamwork
Relation to Course Materials
The paper conveys a clear message.
The message flows logically between points.
The writing exhibits master's level English skill.
The team established regular collaboration and delivered as a unit.
The material directly relates to the course materials.
Suggested topics include, but are not limited to:
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Build a new lights out data center for the cloud in a foreign country
Implementation of a replacement ERP system - Single Country vs global
Plan for a new Product Using Product Development Life Cycle Management Process and Examples
Managing a Global Enterprise Wide Supply Chain Project
The State of Project Management in Your Home Country
Software Development project – Compare and contrast agile and Waterfall
Other Topics are acceptable with my approval
Be Careful! The purpose of assigning this paper in project management is to focus on
project management topics. Papers must explicitly reference project management concepts
to receive full credit – this is not just an exercise in learning about your corporate examples or
about general business concepts, instead papers must cite specific project management
concepts and lessons learned.
Critical Success Factor - Delivering this Term Paper as a Team: Over eight weeks you
will work on and publish this research paper together as a team and you will be responsible
for dividing the work to ensure everyone contributes equally:
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Module 1: Team members will convene and agree on an effective mode of
collaborating on this research assignment. Teams will submit a summary via Canvas
summarizing how they will collaborate remotely and what tools they will use to do so.
Include a list of all team members. Be sure to include text that explains how the
group will communicate, specifically day/time as well as mode of communication
(Skype, Google Hangouts, FaceTime, etc.). Another important item to include is an
explanation of how your group will deal with a procrastinating or underperforming
colleague. (1 page)
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Module 2: Teams submit a one paragraph, four to five sentence summary of their
term paper via Canvas that confirms their research topic. They will also list each
team member’s name and role (the table of contents provides a good conceptual
start for a work breakdown structure and assignments). Each team member should
submit a copy of this document.
Module 3 – 13: Teams will submit a weekly spreadsheet status report of progress in
this format (1 copy per team member):
Module Number
WBS including:
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Start and End Date for each WBS item
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Who will do each WBS item.
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Mark Incomplete Tasks with 0, 25, 50, 75, completed
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Mark Completed tasks, 100%
Risks and Mitigation Plan (a “mitigation plan” is what your plan is to recover
and close the incomplete tasks by what date)
Notes (you’re welcome to include concerns in this section.)
Module 14: Submit your final paper.
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Course Requirements:
Class Participation: As a UB policy, it is expected that each student requires one hour of
instruction and a minimum of two hours of out of class student work each week for approximately
fifteen weeks for one semester.
Academic Honesty: Cheating and plagiarizing means using the work of others as your own and
is unacceptable. If I catch you cheating or plagiarizing, the instructor will warn you once and you
will receive a zero (0) grade for that assignment. A second offense will result in an F grade for the
course. Turnitin’s plagiarism review features is used and the instructor will not accept
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assignments submitted outside Canvas. Likewise, research papers must be completed
independently. Failure to write research papers independently will be considered plagiarism.
Homework: All assignments must be submitted via Canvas. Written assignments should be
typed and double spaced using 12 point Times New Roman font and cover sufficient length to
address the homework assignment’s requirements.
Deadlines and Late Policy: Canvas assignments close at the end of the module they are due.
Grades for assignments turned in a week late will be penalized a full-letter grade and the
instructor will not accept assignments that are more than one week late. Since students must
submit materials using Canvas for Turnitin review, if late submissions are requested the students
will send their submission to me via Canvas e-mail and the instructor will process them via
Turnitin.
Course Pacing:
it is crucial that you maintain the schedule of reading, lecture reviews and delivery or you will not
achieve success.
While components of this schedule are mentioned in the relevant sections if this syllabus, here is
a suggested weekly schedule of deliverables:
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Lecture, presentation and reading reviews by Monday night.
Initial discussion posts by Tuesday. 2 paragraphs in length.
Replies to 2 classmates due by Sunday. 1 paragraph in length. Points will be deducted if all
replies are made on one day. Replies are expected to further the discussion – “I agree” posts
are fine to make – but do not count towards your grade.
Replies to all those who have replied to your posts by Sunday.
Personal reflection posts by Sunday.
Group, team project submissions, when required, by Sunday.
Case studies, when required, by Sunday.
Individual term project submissions, when required, by Sunday.
*** For the optimal learning experience post early and often. ***
Please Note: The instructor will publish class modules on Mondays. Modules are open from their
publication through 11:59 PM Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) Sundays except for the final module
on the Friday of the final week of the semester.
Course Grading:
Class Discussion Questions and Personal Reflections
Case Analyses
Individual Term Project
Group Team Research Paper
Total
30%
30%
25%
15%
100%
The following letter grades correspond to the School of Engineering’s standard grading criteria:
Letter Grade
A
AB+
B
BC+
C
Range
93.33 – 100
90 – 93.33
86.66 – 90
83.33 – 86.66
80 – 83.33
76.66 – 80
73.33 – 76.66
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70 – 73.33
66.66 – 70
63.33 – 66.66
60 – 63.33
Below 60
The modules in this course deliverable schedule each open on Monday at 12:00 AM U.S. EST
and close at 11:59 PM U.S. EDT the following Sunday with the exception of module 8, which
closes at 11:59 PM U.S. EDT on the final day of the semester.
TCMG-505 Global Project and Program Management – Online Schedule & Assignments
Module
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Due
Sunday
1/24/16
Sunday
1/31/16
Topic/Assignments
• Watch the instructor’s introductory video.
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Listen to the instructor’s syllabus review.
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Watch the instructor’s module 1 video overview.
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Listen to the Lecture Recording and Review the Related PowerPoint Slide
Presentation: Projects in Contemporary Organizations
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Read Meredith and Mantel (M&M) chapter 1 pages 1-27, chapter 1 Project
Management in Practice
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Answer this Discussion Question: What do you want to get out of this
course? Why?
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Review the criteria for the PMP. It strongly recommended joining PMI as a
student at this link:
http://marketplace.pmi.org/Pages/ProductDetail.aspx?GMProduct=0010104
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Submit Your Personal Reflection.
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Check here for your group members Tab must be updated for
each course session:
https://bridgeport.instructure.com/courses/1323480/groups#ta
b-43885
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Group Team Project: Submit a one paragraph summary of how you’ll
collaborate as a team in publishing your team research paper and what tools
you will be using to do so. Submit one copy per team member.
Watch Multicultural Projects pre-recorded webinar.
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Read Handouts on Global Project Management
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What were the lessons learned from each handout?
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Answer this Discussion Question: What should a firm do when an accepted
practice in a foreign country is illegal in its own country?
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Submit Your Personal Reflection.
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Sunday
2/7/16
Sunday
2/14/16
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Group Team Project: Submit a one paragraph summary of your team
research paper topic. Submit one copy per team member.
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Watch the instructor’s module 2 video overview.
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Listen to the Lecture Recording and Review the Related PowerPoint Slide
Presentation: Strategic Management and Project Selection.
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Read Meredith and Mantel (M&M) chapter 2,pages 28 - 88 including the
blue sections Project management in practice directed reading: From
Experience: linking project to strategy and chapter 2 Case 1 “Pan Europa
Foods S.A.”
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Answer the Discussion Question: Would you like to be a project manager?
Why, or why not?
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Submit Your Personal Reflection.
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Watch the instructor’s module 3 video overview.
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Listen to the Lecture Recording and Review the Related PowerPoint Slide
Presentation: The Project Manager, Introduce Case 1.
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Read Meredith and Mantel (M&M) chapter 3, Pages 89-119 including the
pages in blue.
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Answer this Discussion Question: What should a firm do when an accepted
practice in a foreign country is illegal in its own country?
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Submit Your Personal Reflection
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Group Team Project: Progress on your team research paper and submit
your weekly status report, with WBS one copy per team member.
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Sunday
2/21/16
Sunday
2/28/16
Sunday
3/2/16
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Watch the instructor’s module 4 video overview
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Listen to the Lecture Recording and Review the Related PowerPoint Slide
Presentation: Managing conflict and the art of negotiation.
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Read Meredith and Mantel (M&M) chapter 4, Pages 133-160, Project
management in Practice and Reading.
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Answer this Discussion Question: The chairman of Cadbury Schweppes
PLC, G.A.H. Cadbury suggests (1987) the following test for an ethical
action: Would you be embarrassed to have it described in the newspaper?
Is this a sufficient test for ethics? Can you think of any others?
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Submit Your Personal Reflection.
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Group Team Project: Progress on your team research paper and submit
your weekly status report, one copy per team member.
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Submit Individual term Project Assignment 1
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Watch the instructor’s module 5 video overview
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Listen to the Lecture Recording and Review the Related PowerPoint Slide
Presentation: The Project in the Organization Structure
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Read Meredith and Mantel (M&M) chapter 5, Pages 161-202, Project
management in Practice and Reading.
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Answer this Discussion Question: Human and political factors loom large in
the success of projects. Given the general lack of coverage of this subject
in engineering and science education, how might a PM gain the ability to
deal with these issues?
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Submit Your Personal Reflection.
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Group Team Project: Progress on your team research paper and submit
your weekly status report, one copy per team member.
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Submit Individual Term Project assignment 2
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Watch the instructor’s module 6 video overview
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Listen to the Lecture Recording and Review the Related PowerPoint Slide
Presentation: Project Activity and Risk Planning
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Read Meredith and Mantel (M&M) chapter 6, Pages 204-268, Project
management in Practice and Reading.
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Answer this Discussion Question: Consider the “Conference Call in Real
Life” YouTube video. Discuss one challenge that you can think of when
managing a virtual team in a matrix organizational structure. Why have you
reached that conclusion?
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Submit Your Personal Reflection.
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Group Team Project: Progress on your team research paper and submit
your weekly status report, one copy per team member.
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Submit Individual Term Project assignment 3
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Submit Creating a WBS Case, Questions 7 and 8 only
_Creating a WBS
Case.pdf
Spring Break 3/13/16
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Sunday
3/20/16
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Watch the instructor’s module 7 video overview
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Listen to the Lecture Recording and Review the Related PowerPoint Slide
Presentation: Budgeting: Estimating Costs and Risks.
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Read Meredith and Mantel (M&M) chapter 7, Pages 269 -319, Project
management in Practice and Reading.
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Answer this Discussion Question: What steps can be taken to make
controlling costs easier? Can these steps also be used to control other
project parameters, such as scope?
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Submit Your Personal Reflection.
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Group Team Project: Progress on your team research paper and submit
your weekly status report, one copy per team member.
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Submit Individual Term Project assignment 4
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Submit: _The Case for Superior Risk Management Discipline Case, Answer
all questions.
_The Case for
Superior Risk Management Discipline Case.pdf
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Sunday
3/2716
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Watch the instructor’s module 8 video overview
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Listen to the Lecture Recording and Review the Related PowerPoint Slide
Presentation: Scheduling.
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Read Meredith and Mantel (M&M) chapter 8, Pages 320 - 377, Project
management in Practice and Reading.
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Answer this Discussion Question: How do you think the approach of
developing 3-time estimates for a task’s duration could be used to estimate
costs for manufacturing?
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Submit Your Personal Reflection.
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Group Team Project: Progress on your team research paper and submit
your weekly status report, one copy per team member.
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Sunday
3/4/16
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Watch the instructor’s module 9 video overview
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Listen to the Lecture Recording and Review the Related PowerPoint Slide
Presentation: Resource Allocation
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Read Meredith and Mantel (M&M) chapter 9, Pages 378-423, Project
management in Practice and Reading.
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Answer this Discussion Question: Goldratt suggests setting task durations
so short there is a high probability they will not be done on time. What is his
thinking here? Do you agree with him?
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Submit Your Personal Reflection.
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Group Team Project: Progress on your team research paper and submit
your weekly status report, one copy per team member.
Submit: _Resource Allocation Management Case, Questions 1, 3 and 4
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_Resource
Allocation Management Case.pdf
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Sunday
4/10/16
Sunday
4/17/16
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Watch the instructor’s module 10 video overview
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Listen to the Lecture Recording and Review the Related PowerPoint Slide
Presentation: Monitoring and Information Systems
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Read Meredith and Mantel (M&M) chapter 10, Pages 424 - 465, Project
management in Practice and Reading.
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Answer this Discussion Question: When should subjective numeric ratings
be used? Are they as useful as raw numbers? Why?
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Submit Your Personal Reflection.
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Group Team Project: Progress on your team research paper and submit
your weekly status report, one copy per team member.
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Watch the instructor’s module 11 video overview
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Listen to the Lecture Recording and Review the Related PowerPoint Slide
Presentation: Project Control
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Read Meredith and Mantel (M&M) chapter 11, Pages 466-509, Project
management in Practice and Reading.
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Answer this Discussion Question: How could a negative feedback control
system be implemented in project management to anticipate client
problems?
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Submit Your Personal Reflection.
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Group Team Project: Progress on your team research paper and submit
your weekly status report, one copy per team member.
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Submit: _The Case of the Never Ending Scope Creep, Answer all questions
_The Case of the
Never Ending Scope Creep.pdf
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Sunday
4/24/16
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Watch the instructor’s module 12 video overview
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Listen to the Lecture Recording and Review the Related PowerPoint Slide
Presentation: Project Auditing
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Read Meredith and Mantel (M&M) chapter 12, Pages 510 - 539, Project
management in Practice and Reading.
Answer this Discussion Question: The term “garbage in/garbage out” means
that if you have insufficient or poor project data available, your ability to
effectively report on it will be hindered. Provide one example from chapters
11 – 13 where you think the risk of garbage in/garbage out might impact
reporting and decision making and why?
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Sunday
5/1/16
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Submit Your Personal Reflection.
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Group Team Project: Progress on your team research paper and submit
your weekly status report, one copy per team member.
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Watch the instructor’s module 13 video overview
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Listen to the Lecture Recording and Review the Related PowerPoint Slide
Presentation: Project Termination.
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Read Meredith and Mantel (M&M) chapter 13, Pages 540-562, Project
management in Practice.
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Answer this Discussion Question: How would you collect the lessons
learned for the final report? From whom would you collect lessons learned?
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Submit Your Personal Reflection.
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Group Team Project: Submit your term research paper, one copy per team
member.