Learning Objectives

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

• Conduct initiation research and requirements gathering using business cases and charters to better understand those requirements.
• Conduct initial project planning activities evaluating project requirements and accurately forecast project costs, timelines, and quality to demonstrate understanding of these activities.
• Analyze project requirements and implement project management processes including; successful resource, communication, and change management using contemporary (e.g., Agile) methodologies but also address other approaches (e.g. Waterfall).
• Demonstrate effective project execution and control techniques including the proper use of project management software.
• Evaluate project details and then conduct project closure activities to obtain formal project acceptance.
• Apply ethics and professional responsibility to project management decision-making processes.
• Demonstrate effective organizational leadership.