University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
School of Business Administration
BUS ADM 748: Managing Information Technology Projects
(
Spring 2017
)
Version: January 29th 2017
748 Syllabus
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Course Information
:
Title: Managing Information Technology Projects
Course Number: BUS ADM 748-001
Prerequisites: Bus Adm. 747 (
required
)
PLUS
BA 749 & one programming course (
desirable
)
Meet on: Tuesday 5:30-8:10 p.m. in LUB S231
Instructor Information
:
Name: Hugh Morris
Office Location: LUB S401
Office Hours: On request
Cell Phone: (414) 902-0069
E-mail Address: [email protected]
Course Materials
:
Kathy Schwalbe
,
Information Technology Project Management
(EIGHTH edition),
Course Technology–Cengage Learning, Cambridge, Mass, 2016 ISBN-13: 978-1-285-
45234-0 (
required
).
A&D High Tech (A): Managing Projects for Success case study, Kellogg School of
Management–Northwestern University, Mark Jeffery, Derek Yung, Alex Gershbeyn,
Product #: KEL156-PDF-ENG.
Binnj on the Apple iPad case study, Ivey School of Business, Univ. of Western Ontario’s
Canada, Derrick Neufeld, Ken Mark, Product #: 910E24-PDF-ENG
These cases can be purchased at https://hbr.org/ (
required
)
Course Content
:
Course Objectives and Description
Information in today’s world is traveling faster and being shared by more individuals than ever
before. Although project management has been an established field for many years, managing
information technology (IT) projects requires ideas and information that go beyond standard
project management. By weaving together theory and practice, this course seeks to present an
understandable, integrated view of the many concepts skills, tools, and techniques involved in
project management. Because the project management field and the technology industry change
rapidly, one cannot assume that what worked even five years ago is still the best approach today.
This course attempts to provide up-to-date information on how good project management and
effective use of software can help you manage, especially, IT projects. The objectives are:
Develop a clear understanding of the triple constraint of project management –
Scope,
Time, Cost
; the genesis of project management; and its importance to improving the
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University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
School of Business Administration
BUS ADM 748: Managing Information Technology Projects
(
Spring 2017
)
Version: January 29th 2017
748 Syllabus
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2
of
7
success of Information Technology (IT) projects.
Examine (
ten
) key knowledge areas of project management— project
integration
,
scope
,
time
,
cost
,
quality
,
risk
,
human resource
,
communication
,
stakeholder
, and
procurement
management within the context of IT projects (including outsourced/off-shored projects).
Acquire a fair understanding of the key project management process groups and process
activities– project
initiating
,
planning
,
executing
,
monitoring/controlling
, and
closing
.

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