2022-2023 Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
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LOGM 214 - Project Management
PREREQUISITES: BOAT 214 - Microsoft Project
PROGRAM: Supply Chain Management/Logistics
CREDIT HOURS MIN: 3
LECTURE HOURS MIN: 3
DATE OF LAST REVISION: Summer, 2019
Project Management introduces the critical principles and processes associated with project management and the practical application of these processes. The course is aligned with the Six Sigma Global Institute to prepare students to take the SSGI Project Management certification exam, you will receive an official SSGI Project Management certification and ID license number. Employers will be able to verify your credentials via your ID License number. Topics covered include explaining and applying the basic terminology, tools, and techniques generally recognized as good practices by project management professionals.
MAJOR COURSE LEARNING OBJECTIVES: Upon successful completion of this course the student will be expected to:
1. Identify the phases of the project life cycle, and explain the roles of various stakeholder groups as a project moves through each phase.
2. State the concept and importance of a project organizational structure.
3. Define the elements of a project charter, and explain the importance of specific deliverables in successful project management.
4. Explain task definition, WBS Work Breakdown Structure, critical path, and slack time; and relate these concepts to successful project management.
5. Identify tools and reports that project managers use to keep projects on schedule.
6. Discuss the importance of risk assessment in project management, and identify risk mitigation and risk response strategies for different levels of risk.
7. Explain project control techniques, and apply decision making processes to handling exceptions to the project schedule.
8. Summarize alternative approaches to traditional project management, and explain when each one is appropriate.
9. List control techniques for assuring a successful project implementation.
COURSE CONTENT: Topical areas of study include - Utilize and apply project management tools, techniques, and processes to initiate a project
Utilize and apply project management tools, techniques, and processes to monitor and control a project
Business Acumen
Conflict resolution
Relationship management
Utilize and apply project management tools, techniques, and processes to plan a project
Utilize and apply project management tools, techniques, and processes to close a project.
Change agent techniques
Risk assessment techniques
Facilitation
Utilize and apply project management tools, techniques, and processes to execute a project
Active listening and Interpersonal skills
Coaching, Mentoring, training, and motivational techniques
Stakeholder management techniques
Diversity and cultural sensitivity
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