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Management 5017R  WINTER 2012        
  Dr Jay Billings   512-5555 (office)   jay@dsmc.us PMBOK Guide    
  Project Management Tenth Edition Kerzner ( recommend buying from half.com)
    Class Syllabus (Schedule, Disclosure, CASE Grade Sheet, Book Report Grade Sheet)    
To download course notes to your computer, right click and choose Save Target As, and then choose a location on your computer.  Login and password are required. If you have any problems, email support@dsmc.us      LOGIN: MGMT5017 PASSWORD: Given in class. Case Sensitive                                       updated January 23, 2012 PMBOK Guide  
 

A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge

 
Dates Class Number Class Topic Assignment Case Book Report PM Opportunity PM Responsibility Case

01/09/12

1 Overview of PM Theory 

PM Organization

K 1, 2, 3     Boys and Girl Club Disclosure

01/16/12

2 Scope Management 4, 5, 22     Class SOW  

01/25/12

3 Time Management 11, 12, 13     Conflict Management Violence Case

01/30/12

4 Cost Management 14, 15     PM Paper Clip (2)  

02/06/12

5 EXAM #1          

02/13/12

6 Risk Management

Quality Management

17, 20 Jones (p 138 K)   PM Candy, Beverage, Metrics  

02/20/12

7 Test Management 15 Facilities (p 311 K)   PM Chemical Company    Test Manager PM Chemical Company

 

02/27/12

8 Communications Management &Personnel Management     4, 5 Bathtub (p 708 K)   Bean Counter  & PM/Functional Manager  

03/05/12

9 Contract  Management 19 Case based on outside reading provided by Dr. Billings   Source Selection Official Spin

03/12/12

10 EXAM #2          

03/19/12

11 Crises Project Management   Internal Crisis Case     Theft of IP

03/26/12

12 Crises Project Management   External Crisis Case     Disappearance of Market

04/02/12

13 Crises Project Management   Tactital Crisis Case     Doing Things Wrong

04/09/12

14 Crises Project Management   Strategic Crisis Case     Hogan

04/16/12

15 Book Reports   Team 1, Team 2      

04/23/12

16 Book Reports

 

  Team 3, Team 4   PM Abeliene  

04/30/12

Final Final Exam           
    Grading

A=100-91

B=81-90

C=71-80

F/D=0-70

Read these chapters in Kerzner prior to the class Cases  Team Presentation  (a) What is the situation (b) What is the Problem   (c) What is Relevance to Kerzner Chapter  (d) What is your recommendation --include "project" implementation-- See grade sheet for additional details Book selected by team should be  a topical management book.  Book Reports 

(1) Summarize main points of book

(2) Relevance of K 9, 10, and 21

(3)How could a PM use this book in the project?

(4) 4 of the 16 Principles of Modern PM and the book

   
 
 

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