IT Project Management

2018/2019

Academic Year

ENG

Instruction in English

5

ECTS credits

Delivered at:

Department of Information Technologies in Business (Faculty of Computer Science, Economics, and Social Sciences)

Course type:

Compulsory course

When:

4 year, 1, 2 module

Course Syllabus

Abstract

The present program of educational discipline establishes requirements to educational results and learning outcomes of the student and determines the content and types of training sessions and reporting. The program is intended for the teachers conducting discipline "Management of IT-projects", educational assistants and students of a direction of preparation 38.04.05 Business informatics, studying under the educational program "Business informatics".

Learning Objectives

• Preparation of students for organizational, managerial, analytical and other activities required in the course of project implementation, both as executors and project managers
• Formation of theoretical knowledge, skills and practical skills to solve problems arising in IT project management
• Development of skills and practical skills for effective management of IT projects, ensuring the achievement of project results in terms of the composition and scope of work, cost, time, quality and satisfaction of project participants

Expected Learning Outcomes

• He knows classical concepts and management models in software project management. Able to apply tools for managing software projects.
• Is able to assess the need for resources and plan their use in solving problems in professional activities. Is able to carry out an initial assessment of the degree of difficulty, risks, costs and to form a working schedule of the program project. Is able to use methods of project control and versions when creating software.

Course Contents

• Section 1: Theoretical and methodological aspects of project management
  Theme 1: Project and project activities Definition of project. Main differences between project and operational activities. Formal project criteria. Typification of projects depending on the degree of uniqueness of the result and process. Characteristics of project objectives. "Project Triangle" and interrelation of project elements. Matrix of project compromises. Concepts of "program" and "project portfolio". Project portfolio types. Theme 2: Project Management as a Type of Management Activities Definition of Project Management. Differences between project management and traditional management. Subjects of project management. Key stakeholders of the project. Knowledge areas in project management according to PMBoK 5 th ed. Key skills of project manager. Factors influencing the success of the project. Project life cycle. PMBoK 5 th ed Project Management Process Groups Theme 3. Project Life Cycle The concept of Living Cycle Project. Project LC models. LC of the project and LC of information technology. Adaptation of the program project life cycle model. Theme 4: Organizational, methodological and technological components of project management Functional, matrix and project organizational structures. Varieties of matrix structure. Correspondence of the organizational structure to the types of projects. Project management office. Main types of documents used in corporate project management. Charter of the project. Project feasibility assessment. Areas of automation in project management. Possible approaches to automation: use of specialized software, specialized modules of ERP-systems, use of software that supports flexible methodologies of UP.
• Section 2: Key project management processes
  Theme 5: Project initiation process. Formation of the business purpose of the project. Development of the project charter. Identification and analysis of project participants. Formation of project requirements. Features of program projects. Theme 6: Planning processes Formation of hierarchical structure of project works. Design of network graphics. Analysis of network graphics. Critical path. Definition of the concept of "resource". Types of resources. Projects limited in time. Projects with limited resources. Effects of limited resource scheduling. Distribution of project activities. Teams and projects. Responsibility Matrix (RM). Integrated culture of the project team. Project budget. Typical cost items of a programme project. Definition of risk concepts, risk classification. Typical risks of software projects. Methods of reacting to negative risks (evasion, transfer, reduction, acceptance). Response measures to opportunities. Examples of application of methods of response to opportunities in program projects (use, strengthening, division, acceptance). Register of risks. Identification of risks. Qualitative analysis of risks. Probability/impact matrix. Quantitative risk analysis, quantitative analysis methods. Planning of response measures based on analysis results. Theme 7: Monitoring and control processes Project implementation control stages. Basic project plan. Monitoring of work performance. Performance indicators. Project completion rate. Method of the developed volume. Forecasting of project completion dates and costs. Consolidated status of the project. Reasons for changes in the project plan. Typical changes in the project plan. Theme 8: Completion processes Definition of the concept of "project completion". Procedures of the project completion process. Methods of project completion. Topic 9: Flexible project management methodologies for Agile Manifesto projects. General agile prerequisites. Agile principles. Key agile roles. Key agile practices. Key agile artifacts. Agile assessments. Key XP techniques. Key Scrum techniques.

Assessment Elements

• Task 1
• Task 2
• Task 3
• Exam

Interim Assessment

• Interim assessment (2 module)
  0.3 * Exam + 0.2 * Task 1 + 0.3 * Task 2 + 0.2 * Task 3

Bibliography

Recommended Core Bibliography

• Kuster, J., Huber, E., Lippmann, R., Schmid, A., Schneider, E., Witschi, U., Wüst, R.. Project management handbook.: Heidelberg, Springer, 2015 - 449 - 978-3-662-45373-5: Текст электронный // https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-662-45373-5

Recommended Additional Bibliography

• Управление проектами: Учебное пособие / Ю.И. Попов, О.В. Яковенко; Институт экономики и финансов 'Синергия'. - М.: НИЦ ИНФРА-М, 2013. - 208 с.: 60x90 1/16. - (Учебники для программы MBA). (переплет) ISBN 978-5-16-002337-3 - Режим доступа: http://znanium.com/catalog/product/400634