PMI4020 - Project Planning, Scheduling, and Staffing

(3 units)

Students will gain the knowledge and techniques you need for initiating, planning, estimating, and scheduling your next project successfully. This course explores the basic project elements, tools and techniques to create a project scope, schedule and cost baseline. Students will develop a project charter, work breakdown structure dictionary, network diagrams, critical paths and communication agreements. Case studies will highlight plan and control techniques. Other topics include project software, team contracts and interpersonal skills. Students will learn how to develop effective teams in the context of project management and how to implement communication and conversation strategies that help your team meet its project goals. The course will follow the Project Management Institute’s (PMI) Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK) 5th edition and The Fast Forward MBA in Project Management (Fast Forward MBA Series).