1. IS 455 Project Management

2. Introduction Todays Class: Introduction Announcements Syllabus
Schedule
Format
Materials
Availability Survey
Classroom Exercise
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3. This is IS 455 – Project Management Instructor: Tom Sulzer
Introduction
This is IS 455 – Project Management Instructor: Tom Sulzer
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4. Announcement – Career Fair
Tip: The best jobs are not advertised. They are typically filled before they are advertised by people that are networked and know about the positions ahead of time!!!! It’s time to networked….
Announcement – Career Fair
Who: Everyone should plan to go…
What: Meet / network with companies
Meet hiring managers
Get information first hand
Where: 3rd floor Davies Center
When: February 13th from 10:00 am – 2:00 pm
Why: At some point you will need a job, and this is the best way to go about getting one.
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5. Who is a Project Manager?
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6. Syllabus …
Office hours Office Software links Goals/Objectives Don’t be late Do your own work
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7. Schedule…
Assignment dates Exam dates
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8. Introduction Course Format Adaptive Interactive
Discussion and practice oriented
Exercise-driven
Practice on a case study in a team format
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9. Introduction Course Materials
Wysocki, Robert K., (2014). Effective Project Management: Traditional, Agile, Extreme, 7th Edition, (New York, NY: John Wiley & Sons)
Case Study Materials
Copies of slide presentation
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10. Introduction What’s Expected of Me? Be on time Be actively involved
Be committed to your team members
No side conversations
No ringing cell phones, pagers, Blackberries, PDAs...
Have fun!
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11. Contemporary Project Environment
Introduction
Contemporary Project Environment
High Speed
High Change
Lower Cost
Increasing Levels of Complexity
More Uncertainty
Challenges to Effective Project Management
Flexibility and Adaptability
Deep Understanding of the Business & Its Systems
Take Charge of the Project and Its Management
Project Management is Organized Common Sense
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12. Who is a Project Manager?
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13. Software…
MS Office - Word - Excel Project Organization: Personal choice -JIRA - MS Project Simulation Powered Leaning (SPL) - more later
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14. Working in teams or groups ….
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18. Who is a Project Manager?
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19. What is IS 455 Project Management about …
Working in teams
Learning fundamentals
Learning best practices
Developing skills
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20. Schneider 203  Active Learning Classroom…
Classroom is outfitted with a lot of technology
- Utilizes pods to enhance collaboration
PC at each pod
Whiteboard
- Integrated technology at your finger tips
Can demonstrate your work to the entire class
Teacher’s station has confidence monitor
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21. Get to know environment
Do the following at a pod:
Download the Display Software to your laptop/device
Use the local laptop and login to local station and display something. (Can be anything)
Use your own device and login to local station and display something. (Can be anything)
Have multiple people share the display monitor
Logon to the pod computer
From the pod’s computer play a video clip
Publish your screen to entire classroom
Use the white board
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22. Class Exercise At each work station: Login to the workstation computer
create a list of characteristics that a “Good Project Manager” possesses.
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24. What is Project Management about
Working in teams
Learning fundamentals
Learning best practices
Developing skills
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25. Availability Survey…
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26. Hot Topic List
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27. Who is a Project Manager?
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28. Next time… Read the case study Pizza Delivered Quickly (PDQ)
background document.
Take notes on any questions you may have
SDLC
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