PROJECT MANAGEMENT
During their careers, managers spend a significant amount of time either participating in or leading projects. While every project is unique, some concepts and tools in project management apply to a wide range of projects. Equips students with these concepts and tools, and to develop them into successful project managers (and team members). Focuses on broadly applicable concepts and methods and will cover both qualitative and quantitative aspects of project management. Key topics include Project Initiation, Scheduling, Resource Management, Monitoring, Valuation, Risk Management, Agile Project Management, Project Portfolio Management and Contracting.
Topics
- Project Initiation
- Scheduling
- Resource Management
- Monitoring
- Valuation
- Risk Management
- Agile Project Management
- Project Portfolio Management and Contracting
Topics explicitly listed in official catalogue description
Prerequisites & course information
Requisites: Graduate/professional standing Course Designation: Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate coursework requirement Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Fall 2026 Learning Outcomes: 1. How to manage time and resources in a project. Audience: Graduate 2. How to develop a project charter. Audience: Graduate 3. How to deal with risk and uncertainty in a project. Audience: Graduate 4. How to monitor and control a schedule and budget. Audience: Graduate 5. Differentiate between traditional and agile project management approaches. Audience: Graduate 6. Understand the complexity and strategic nature of project portfolio decisions. Audience: Graduate 7. Understand details of contracting in a project. Audience: Graduate Learning Outcomes: 1. How to manage time and resources in a project. Audience: Graduate 2. How to develop a project charter. Audience: Graduate 3. How to deal with risk and uncertainty in a project. Audience: Graduate 4. How to monitor and control a schedule and budget. Audience: Graduate 5. Differentiate between traditional and agile project management approaches. Audience: Graduate 6. Understand the complexity and strategic nature of project portfolio decisions. Audience: Graduate 7. Understand details of contracting in a project. Audience: Graduate
Sources
- Course catalogue ↗2026-2027