Course Description

This is the first of a two-course series covering advanced topics in Project Management, cross-referenced with PMBOK concepts. Topical coverage includes project selection and definition, aligning projects with organizational strategy/structure/culture, estimating project times and costs, developing the project plan, managing risk, and scheduling resources and costs. (Crosslisted with BMIS 680)

For information regarding prerequisites for this course, please refer to the Academic Course Catalog.

Rationale

This is the first of a two-course series covering advanced topics in Project Management, cross-referenced with PMBOK concepts. Topical coverage includes project selection and definition, aligning projects with organizational strategy/structure/culture, estimating project times and costs, developing the project plan, managing risk, and scheduling resources and costs.

Measurable Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:

1. Discuss modern project management and some key environmental forces that have changed the way projects are managed.
2. Formulate organization strategies and project selections and describe the major components of the strategic management process.
3. Assess organization structure and culture and how it relates to project management decision-making.
4. Construct an effect Gantt chart for an assigned case study.
5. Evaluate project risk and determine how project risks can/cannot be eliminated if the project is carefully planned.
6. Schedule project resources.

Course Assignment

Textbook readings and lecture presentations/notes

Course Requirements Checklist

After reading the Course Syllabus and Student Expectations, the student will complete the related checklist found in Module/Week 1 at Liberty University.

Group Discussion Board Forums (4)

• For this collaborative discussion board, the instructor will place the student into a group at the beginning of the course.
• The student is required to provide a thread in response to the provided promptly for each forum.
• Each Group Discussion Board will consist of 2 parts over the course of 2 modules/weeks: an individual thread and a collaborative group reply.
• Each thread must be 500–750 words and demonstrate course-related knowledge.
• Each thread must reference at least 3 peer-reviewed sources and must include at least 1 biblical integration.
• In addition to the thread, the student is required to collaborate with his or her group to create a group reply of 450–600 words.
• Each group reply must reference at least 3 peer-reviewed sources and must include at least 1 biblical integration.
• The instructor is looking for substantial, thoughtful, and critical interaction.

Annotated Bibliography

Each student will select 1 project management concept that interests him/her and will annotate 10 scholarly, academic journal articles, 5 years old or fewer that pertain to this topic. Format the annotated bibliography in the current APA style and include a title page. No reference page is needed unless additional (non-annotated) resources are cited.

Case Study: Shoreline Stadium

Construct a Risk Response Matrix that details at least 3 risk events that are likely for the presented case, your responses to the risks, contingency plans, triggers, and the responsible party for each risk event. Create a Gantt chart that details the project schedule and answer questions pertaining to the chart and following the current APA format. The student must include at least 3 resources (the text and at least 2 scholarly sources) and a total of 5–6-pages.

Total Quizzes (8)

Each quiz will cover the Reading & Study material for the assigned modules/weeks. Each quiz will be open-book/open-notes, contain 25 multiple-choice and true/false questions, and have a 45-minute time limit.