Higland college injibara compus
Course outline for the course Information Technology Project Management
Program Information technology
Course Code Itec3062
Course Title Information Technology Project Management
Module Name System Development and Project Management
Credit 5
Point(CP)
Contact lecture Tutorial Lab Total
Hours (per 3
weak)
Target Group 3rd year Information technology Students
Year/ Year:III,Semister: II
Semister
Pre-requisites
Status of the core
Course
Instructor Habtamu.M:
Name/phone Email: habtiemf1213@gmail.com
Phone:0929193238/0979459498
Course This course will introduce the area of Information Technology project
description management, presenting basic techniques and approaches and aiming to develop
a critical awareness of the challenges and shortcomings of the area. IT Project
Management is an important area of study since most non-trivial software
development efforts will be make use of some type of project management
approach in an aim to manage the development process in such a way that the
software meets its requirements and is on-time and within budget.
Course At the end of the course students will be able to:
Objectives Understand the issues involved in IT project management and the factors
that affect software quality;
Familiar with a range of standards, techniques and tools developed to
support IT project management and the production of high quality
software;
Develop IT project plans, supporting software quality plans and risk
management plans.
Capable of actively participating or successfully managing a software
development project by applying project management concepts
Demonstrate knowledge of project management terms and techniques
Course Chapter One: Introduction to IT Project Management
Contents
At the end this chapter, students will be able to:
Understand the growing need for better project management.
Understand importance of project management in IT projects.
Explain what a project is, list various attributes of projects,
and describe the constraint in projects.
Describe project management and discuss key elements of the project
management framework.
Understand Problems with IT Projects
Explain the concept of project, project management,
Understand stage of projects
Explain The Feasibility Study, explain The Cost-benefit Analysis
understand stakeholders of project, role of projects and how to plan IT
projects
use Software Tools for Project Management
Course Chapter Two: Project planning
Contents
At the end this chapter, students will be able to:
What is Project Integration Management?
What Makes Software Project Management So Special?
Project Plan development
What is Scope Management?
Methods for Selecting Projects
Financial Analysis of Projects
Scope Statement
Work Breakdown Structure
Chapter Three: Project Scheduling
At the end this chapter, students will be able to:
Time Management
Activity Lists and Attributes
Sequencing and Scheduling Activity
Activity Duration Estimating
Scheduling development
Project Network Diagrams
Chapter Four: Project cost management
At the end this chapter, students will be able to:
Importance and Principles of Project Cost Management
Principles of Project Cost Management
Cost Estimating
Cost Budgeting
Cost Control
Chapter Five: Project Quality Management
At the end this chapter, students will be able to:
Stages of Software Quality Management
Quality Standards
Tools and Techniques for Quality Control
Chapter Six: Project Human Resources Management
At the end this chapter, students will be able to:
What is Project Human Resources Management?
Managing People
Chapter 7: Project Communication Management
At the end this chapter, students will be able to:
Communication Planning
Information Distribution
Performance Reporting
Administrative Closure
Suggestions for Improving Project Communications
Developing Better Communication Skills
Running Effective Meetings
Chapter 8: Project Risk Management
At the end this chapter, students will be able to:
What is Project Risk Management?
Risk Quantification
Risk Response Development and Control
Chapter 9:- Project Procurement Management
At the end this chapter, students will be able to:
Project Procurement Management
Importance procurement
Procurement Planning
Solicitation
Source Selection
Chapter 10: Project Management Process Groups
At the end this chapter, students will be able to:
Introduction to Project Management Process Groups
Planning Processes
Executing processes
Monitoring and controlling processes
Closing processes
References: 1. A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge, Project
Management Institute, Pennsylvania, USA (2000)
2. “Information Technology Project Management” Kathy Schwalbe,
International Student Edition, THOMSON Course Technology, 2003
3. Basics of Software Project Management, NIIT, Prentice-Hall India, 2004
4. Software Project Management in Practice, PankajJalote, Pearson
Education, 2002
5. Software Project Management, A Concise Study, S.A.Kelkar, Revised
Edition, Prentice-Hall India, 2003
