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Fall 2012
Mar 28, 2024
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GRBU 648 - Project and Change Management
This course provides an in depth exploration into the tools and techniques of project management for both business and technology projects. The presentation of the course concepts adheres to the Project Management Body of Knowledge® (PMBOK®) description of best practices, and covers the project management life cycle with its processes of initiating, planning, executing, monitoring and controlling, and closing. Students are also exposed to the challenges of large-scale program and portfolio management. The course emphasizes the importance of systems, ethics, and organizational cultures in the successful management of projects.Students will gain an awareness of resource conflicts, the impact of changes in requirements, and their impact on schedule, business and cost objectives. Students will learn the importance of a work breakdown structure, and the use of networks in planning, scheduling and controlling projects. The course demonstrates the importance of strategy and prioritizing projects for effective resource allocation, and to achieve earned value for the organization.
3.000 Credit hours
3.000 Lecture hours

Levels: Graduate, Pittsburgh Council on HE
Schedule Types: Lecture

Business Department

Restrictions:
Must be enrolled in one of the following Programs:     
      MS Information Systems Mgmt
Must be enrolled in one of the following Levels:     
      Graduate
Must be enrolled in one of the following Colleges:     
      School of Business

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