BLG 448E - Project Management in Eng.

Course Objectives

-This course is aimed to help the student to learn the competencies and skills for planning and controlling projects and how it relates to business operations. The course introduces the fundamental procedures, tools and techniques and focuses on project management life cycle and the role of a project manager. Students will explore project management with a practical, hands-on approach through business examples and class assignments. Topics will include schedules, risks, resources, as well as project stakeholders. The course will also mention the behavioral skills of a project manager and show hints to resolve interpersonal issues encountered during a project schedule. A special emphasis will be given to software projects management using Waterfall and Agile methodologies. The course will explore Capability Maturity Model (CMM) and its impacts on project success. Another bonus topic which is essential for software engineers will be software configuration management (and its relationship with Dev-Ops fundamentals). Examples from real-life projects will be presented and discussions on the rising trends will provide insight to the students.

Course Description

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