MGMT 270 - Project Management I: Project Scope/Requirements

5.0 Credits
Learn the basics of working in a project team. Students create plans that identify project scope, constraints, stakeholders and risks, then explore customer needs and requirements. Includes an introduction to scheduling. Team and communication skills strongly emphasized.

Course Objectives
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

Describe the role of project management in a variety of contemporary organizational structures. [REASON]
Identify skills and attributes required to be a successful project manager. [REASON]
Initiate a project and manage it to successful completion, using concepts learned throughout the course. [REASON]
Create planning documents: write a scope statement, identify project constraints, determine customer requirements, evaluate stakeholders and identify risks. [REASON]
Demonstrate use of project management tools including work breakdown structure, action plan, linear responsibility diagram and a basic network diagram. [REASON]
Demonstrate ability to lead a project team and be a productive project team member. [ACT]