MIS 4374
IT PROJECT MANAGEMENT
Fall 2014
Carl Scott, Ph.D.
Office: 275 H Melcher Hall
Office Hours: Thursday 1:00 PM or by appointment
E-mail: cscott@uh.edu
Phone: 713-743-4753
Teaching Assistants
10:00 to 11:30 class
Office:
275F Melcher Hall
275F Melcher Hall
Office Hours:
Tuesday/Thursday
11:30-12:30 or by
appointment
Tuesday/Thursday
11:30-12:30 or by
appointment
E-mail:
Teaching Assistants
11:30 to 1:00 P.M. class
Naresh Anumolu
Office:
275F Melcher Hall
275F Melcher Hall
Office Hours:
Tuesday/Thursday 1:00 –
2:00 or by appointment
Tuesday/Thursday
1:00 – 2:00 or by
appointment
E-mail:
naresh.af179@gmail.com
Purpose:
This course presents the area of IT Project Management Virtually all IT
business processes involve IT project Management. Some business and individuals make
extensive use of IT Project Management, others struggle to understand and use the tools
used in IT Project Management. The focus of the course will be to develop in the student
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some of the skills of IT Project Management and to give the student a practical
application of those skills.
Grading:
Grades in this course come from the following distribution:
Exams
40%
Quizzes
10%
Peer Evaluation
5%
Individual Presentations 5%
(weekly activity reports)
Team Technical Project
1. Written Activity
Reports
2. Technical
Presentations
3. Completed
Successful
Project
5%
5%
30%
Total = 40%
Percentage
Grade
Ranges
A
100 - 93%
A-
92 - 90%
B+
89 - 87%
B
86 - 84%
B-
83 - 80%
C
79 - 70%
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Exams: There will be three exams. Exams typically are multiple choice, fill in the blank,
true false and short essay. The questions will come from the lectures and the text. There
will be three exams administered by CASA or on Blackboard. Exams typically are
multiple choice, fill in the blank, and true false. The questions will come from the
lectures and the text. Before taking the exam at CASA, the student must sign up for
CASA and then select a time to take the exam. Following the exam, find your grades on
Courseware used by CASA. More information is at www.casa.uh.edu/casa.
Quizzes: There are 8-10 quizzes with the lowest two dropped from the total grade.
IT Project: Each student will work with a client from the nonprofit sector. The Executive
Service Corps of Houston will coordinate the projects with the student and the instructor.
This client has an IT issue that requires the student to analyze, develop, and implement a
solution.
Project Teams: Project teams are self-selected and consist of from four to five members.
An ideal project team includes a varied mix of individuals. At the second class meeting
the Team Lead presents the team members and their contact information. This
presentation is the also the first activity report.
Activity Report: The team project manager provides a weekly activity report via e-mail,
to the ESCH project consultant, the client, the TA for the project, and Dr. Scott one day
prior to making the presentation. The activity report will be in a Word format and will
summarize any contact between the team and the client and any milestones met by the
team. The goal of the report is to keep the instructor, TA, ESCH Mentor and client up to
date on activities of the team. The team will use email to turn in its presentation by 2359.
All activity reports must contain the name of your team and Team Lead name, then a
description of the document in the subject field. As an example of the subject field for
the Activity Report 1, “Team Amazing Team Lead Jane Smith Activity Report 1
For the presentation, the team will use whatever method they feel communicates the
activity report the best. A different team member then presents the activity report in class
each Thursday.
Class Presentations: During the term, each team will present various aspects of their
project. Generally, this briefing is on the topic discussed in class. The more entertaining
the presentation, the better and demos are encouraged! A different individual will make
the presentation each time. One day prior to making the presentation the team will use
email to submit its presentation by 2359, to the ESCH project consultant, the client, the
TA for the project and Dr. Scott. All assignments are Microsoft Word, Project,
PowerPoint, or Excel files. All electronically submitted documents must contain the
name of your team and Team Lead name, then a description of the document in the
subject field. As an example of the subject field for the Business Case, “Team Amazing
Team Lead Jane Smith Business Case”
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Peer Evaluation: At the end of the course, each student will provide a peer evaluation on
the other members of the team. Each student is assigns 100 to the other members of the
team. A caveat though is, that there must be a reasonable deviation in the ratings. Equal
or near equal ratings will result in a penalty for the evaluator.
Instructor Availability
I am available online from 7 a.m.-10 a.m. and 7 p.m.-9 p.m. Central Standard Time on
most days, but I attempt to reserve Sunday for my family. On Saturdays, I tend to be
online in the morning only. If these times are not convenient for you, please let me
know. I will be happy to accommodate your schedule, if possible. I provide you with
these times to make it easier to communicate with me, and not to limit our contact.
I want you to know that, should you need to contact me outside these periods, you should
not hesitate to do so. The best way to arrange this is by sending an email to
cscott@uh.edu. If the UH system is down, use my personal email at
c_scott_phd@hotmail.com.
For emergencies, when you are not able to gain access to messages on BlackBoard please
send a message to my personal email address. In the event a third party needs to contact
me, please direct them to my contact information. No third party should use your login
credentials to gain access to the classroom.
Late Assignments
Late assignments receive a 20% deduction for each day they are late if not posted by
11:59 p.m. C.S.T. on the day they are due. Assignments more than 2 days late are not
accepted. Technological issues are not valid grounds for late assignment submission. In
the event of a University of Houston server outage, students should submit assignments
to the instructor and when systems come back; submit those assignments according to
syllabus instructions. Unless a student receives an incomplete grade, student assignments
submitted after the last day of class are not accepted.
Resources:
The textbook for this course is Information Technology Project Management, 7th Edition
Kathy Schwalbe ISBN 9781133526858 or 978128547092 Cengage. Both of the ISBN
are for the same 7th edition but the Microsoft Project 2010 of ISBN 9781133526858 has
now been updated to the Microsoft Project 2013, and the ISBN for the update is
978128547092. For quizzes and class participation use the use of the Turning Point
Response Card is required.
Academic Honesty:
The University of Houston Academic Honesty Policy is strictly enforced by the C. T. Bauer
College of Business. No violations of this policy will be tolerated in this course. A
discussion of the policy is included in the University of Houston Student Handbook,
http://www.uh.edu/dos/hdbk/acad/achonpol.html. Students are expected to be familiar with
this policy.
Accommodations for Students with Disabilities:
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The C. T. Bauer College of Business would like to help students who have disabilities
achieve their highest potential. To this end, in order to receive academic
accommodations, students must register with the Center for Students with Disabilities
(CSD) (telephone 713-743-5400), and present approved accommodation documentation
to their instructors in a timely manner.
Schedule
Week
Beginning
Chapter
Number
Aug 25
1
Sept 1
Sept 8
2
3
Sept 15
Sept 22
Sept 29
3
Oct 6
Oct 13
Oct 20
Oct 27
Nov 3
Nov 10
Nov 17
5
6
7
4
8
9
10
Dec 2
Topic
The Nature of Information Technology Projects Project Assignment
Student profile due August 28. This is the first quiz grade.
Conceptualizing and Initiating The IT Project
Developing the Project Charter and Baseline Project Plan/ Conceptualizing
and Initiating The IT Project
Developing the Project Charter and Baseline Project Plan cont’d
First Exam Sept 23-25
Defining and Managing Project Scope/ The Work Breakdown Structure and
Project Estimation
Project Scope Management
The Project Schedule and Budget /Project Time Management
Project Cost Management
Second Exam October 28-30
IT Project Quality Management
Project Human Resource Management
Project Communications Management - Project, Tracking, and Reporting
Third Exam December 2-4
Peer Evaluation
Presentation Schedule
Topic
Aug 28
Presentation: Team leaders will present their team roles for each person.
Sept 18
Presentation: Business case
Oct 2
Presentation: Statement of Work Baseline Project Plan (Gantt chart)
Nov 6
Presentation: User documentation and Training
Nov 13
Presentation: Present the implementation of your project.
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Student Profile
Put your
Picture here
Student Name ____________________________
Your Interests ____________________________
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This class will &@#$%&*@### if I don’t learn:
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