INFM 706 Project Management,
Section DL01

Please contact SPOC for start date information:

Phone: 301.314.3572
Toll-free: 1.877.989.SPOC (7762)
Fax: 301.314.7915
Email: spoc@umd.edu

Instructional Method: 10-week on-line course

Catalog Description:

Management of projects through planning and execution of lifecycle phases. Includes estimating costs, managing risks, scheduling, staff and resource allocation, team building, communication, tracking, control and other aspects of successful project completion.

Extended Description:

INFM Project Management introduces the topic from the perspective of the manager who will be responsible for organizing, planning, implementing, resourcing, budgeting, scheduling, controlling, and evaluating a project through its entire life cycle. Generally accepted standard techniques for doing cost/benefit estimates, project simulations, risk analysis, adjustments for unplanned occurrences, and cost/scheduling integration will be presented. Students will be exposed to the traditional methods of planning and control such as Gantt charting, PERT diagramming, earned value techniques, and project auditing. There will be limited discussion of contract and procurement strategies, and the legal issues associated with them.

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  Appreciate the importance of effective holistic governance over a project in terms of the project’s goals and in concert with the strategic objectives of the entire organization
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  Understand basic techniques for planning, implementing, and evaluating a project in terms of scheduling, resourcing, and coordinating the various parts of the project
  
  
• Effectively estimate resource cost and capacity
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  Apply standard project management principles in ways that are suitable to the needs of the particular project
  


• Be comfortable in an environment where unplanned occurrences must be treated as “business as usual”

Topics:

• Project definition and setting scope of work
• Role of project manager and other key staff
• Project time/resource allocation
• Precedence relationships of project parts
• Project sequencing
• Staffing/skill identification, utilization and evaluation
• Cost estimating, budgeting and controlling
• Communications within the project team and to external stakeholders
• Project documentation
• Quality evaluation, testing and reporting
• Project procurement and contracting
• Risk management and reduction
• Project post-mortem(s)

University of Maryland College Park
Single Point of Contact (SPOC)
Office of Professional Studies
1130 Mitchell Building, First Floor
College Park, Maryland 20742-3210

Phone/Fax Numbers:
Email: spoc@umd.edu
Phone: 301-314-3572
Toll-free: 1-877-989-7762
Fax: 301-314-7915