Course description
Course No.
Teacher
Course Name
Course hours
0930303W
College
Economics
and Management
Dept.
Business
Administration
Chu Yanfeng
English
Project Management
Chinese
项目管理
Total
Theory
Experiment Self-study
32
32
Practice
Course design
1. Yes
2. No√
Course description：Describe the nature, academic status, and aims of the course (theory, ability and
technique)
1. Course nature and academic status
This course discusses the factors necessary for the successful project management. Topics
include project management concepts, needs identification, the project manager, teams, project
organizations, project communications, project planning, scheduling, control and associated costs.
The role of project in organizations is receiving increasing attention. Project are becoming the major
tool for reaching the strategic goals of the organization. Given savage worldwide competition ,many
organizations have reorganized around a philosophy of innovation, renewal, and organization
learning to survive. This philosophy suggests an organization that is flexible and project driven.
Project management has developed to the point where it is a professional discipline having its own
body of knowledge and skills. Today it is nearly impossible to imagine anyone at any level in
organization who would not benefit from some degree of expertise in the process of managing
projects.
2. Course aims (theory, ability and technique)
The course can make the student use the professional knowledge learned from the lessons that are
the operation research, the management, the quality management etc. to carry on the plan,
organization , conductor of the item and moderate, control . To train the student to make use of the
system thinking method to solve problem , raise the student's technique ability, concept ability.
Requirements for courses, ability and knowledge in advance
The course asks the students to learn the basic management science and the operation research
science in advance.
Course structure (Table of contents):
Make clear the necessary parts, optional parts, distribution of hours. Courses with experiments or
practice are expected to explain hours needed, content, scheme and functions.
1. Project Management Concepts
(2hours)
Attributes of a Project、Project Life Cycle、The Project Management Process、Examples of Projects
Benefits of Project Management
2. Needs Identification
(2hours)
Identifying Needs and Opportunities、Project Selection、Preparing a Request for Proposals (RFP)
3. Proposed Solutions
(2hours)
Pre-RFP/Proposal Marketing 、 Bid/No-Bid Decision 、 Developing Winning Proposals 、 Proposal
Preparation、Pricing Considerations、Types of Contracts
4. The Project
(2hours)
Planning the Project、Performing the Project、Controlling the Project、Terminating the Project
5. Planning
(4hours)
Project Objective、Work Breakdown Structure、Responsibility Matrix、Defining Activities、Developing
the Network Plan、Project Management Software
6. Scheduling
(4hours)
Activity Duration Estimates、Project Start and Finish Times、Schedule Calculations、Probability
Considerations、Project Management Software
7. Schedule Control
(2hours)
Project Control Process、Effects of Actual Schedule Performance、Incorporating Project Changes 、
Updating the Project Schedule、Approaches to Schedule Control、Time/Cost Trade-Off、Project
Management Software
8. Resource Considerations
(2hours)
Resource Constrained Planning、Planned Resource Utilization、Resource Leveling、Resource Limited
Scheduling
9. Cost Planning and Performance
(4hours)
Software Project Cost Estimates、Project Budgeting、Determining Actual Cost Expended、Determining
the Value of Work Performed、Cost Performance Analysis、Cost Forecasting、Cost Control、Project
Management Software
10. The Project Manager
(2hours)
The Responsibilities of the Project Manager、Project Manager Skills、Developing Skills to be a Project
Manager、Delegation、Managing Change
11. The Project Team
(2hours)
Project Team Development and Effectiveness、Stages of Team Development and Growth、The Effective
Project Team、Barriers to Team Effectiveness、Being an Effective Team Member、Team Building、
Conflict on Projects
12. Project Communications and Documentation
(2hours)
Personal Communications、Meetings、Presentations、Reports、Project Documentation and Controlling
Changes
13. Types of Project Organizations
(2hours)
Functional Type Organization、Project Type Organization、Matrix Type Organization、Advantages and
Disadvantages
Textbook
References
Name
Publisher
Author
Successful project management
China Machine Press
JackGido
Name
Publisher
Author
Year
Price
Project Management
Posts
Press
Clifford
F. Gray
2006
69
&
Telecom
Year
2005
Price
48