Kibabii University
School of Computing and Informatics
Department of Information Technology
COURSE OUTLINE
Semester ……I……….Academic Year……2023/2024
Course Code: UCI 301
Course Title: : MANAGING INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY PROJECTS
Course Lecturer: ROBERT KILWAKE
Lecture Hours: 3 Hours Venue: ____NR06
Office: ABC 311
Contacts: 0720818952 email: rwanyama82@gmail.com
Purpose:
This course aims at equipping the learner with useful knowledge that enables them to understand the nature
of IT projects, how these projects differ from other projects and the key issues in successfully managing IT
projects. The course will enable the learner to be an asset when involved in IT projects and also contribute
positively towards development and implementation of IT projects in an organization.
Course Objectives:
At the end of this unit of study, the student should be able to:
I. Identify IT projects activities and develop a plan for the implementation of the IT project
II. Select and build up an Information Technology project team.
III. Identify risks associated with hardware, software, human resource, or integrated projects and plan out the
mitigation measures
IV. Apply appropriate project monitoring and control techniques to manage the progress of IT project
activities
V. Apply parameters for evaluating the quality of the project, testing and verification techniques
VI. Identify and appropriately use the various communication strategies to communicate critical information
in IT projects management
VII. Successfully close out an IT project by following the standard procedure
Course Content:
Week Topics Detail Subject of Discussion
Week 1 • Project; Definition & Examples
• Nature of ICT Project
Introduction to ICT project
• Challenges in ICT Projects
Management
• Basic Principles of Project Management
• ICT Project Stakeholders
Week 2 Basic Steps
• Problem Definition
• Need Identification
• Planning for Solution
• Requirements Gathering Developing the
Solution
Steps in ICT Project & • Testing and Validating Solution
Organizational Concerns • Project Closure
Organization Concerns
• Cost of the project
• Duration of the Project
• Scope of the project
• Quality of final product
• Succession Assurance
• Hardware & Infrastructure Works
• Software Development & Deployment
Scope of IT Projects • Infrastructure/Systems Upgrade or Migration
• Systems Integration
Week 3 • Systems Optimization
Developing an IT Project • Planning for the ICT Project
Plan – Work Breakdown • Developing a WBS
Structure (WBS) • Defining dependency
Week 4 • Critical ICT Skill identification
Building ICT Project • Recruitment process – guiding principles
Development Team • Defining reporting structure
• Forming of Teams
Correspondence in Projects
Project team meetings
Project Progress reporting
Communication Strategy in
Week 5 Communicating Project Challenges
ICT Projects
• WBS Activity scheduling
• Activity dependency
Project Scheduling & Resource • Activity-to-resourcing mapping
Planning • Scheduling and estimation for software project.
• Estimating human resource requirement.
• Linking scope, project time and work flow
Week 6
CAT
Project Changes & implications
Risk identification
Week 7 Categories of risks
Identifying & Managing IT Project risk monitoring and control
Project Risks Risk management
Quality parameters in ICT projects
Quality testing & Validation
Planning and enforcing for quality assurance
Week 8 during the project development &
implementation
Project Quality, Testing And
Integrating quality assurance in the processes
Verification
Week 9 ICT Project Close out activities
Finishing The Project And
Acceptance testing & Validation
Project Close-Out
Close out reports
WEEK 10 Course Summary and Review
Course Methodology:
Lectures, Group/class discussions, Research Exercises & assignments and Reflections & Presentations.
Course Assessment
CATS ………………….……………..30%
SEM EXAM…………………………..70%
TOTAL………………………………..100%
• Bob Hughes & Mike Cotterell, Software Project Management, 2th Edition. McGRAW HILL.
• Lecture Notes (PPT Slide and Handouts)
Lecturer:Andrew Chekulesi…………………Sign.: Date 22/7/2022
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