PMC 610: “Project Planning and Estimating” (3 credits)
Students will develop an understanding of the following key concepts at the completion of this course:
- What is a project?
- Project management discipline and its importance for organizations
- Interpretation of the client objectives
- Role of historical data in planning the project
- Develop a methodical estimate of he project resources
- Calculate a total cost for the project
PMC 620: “Project Schedule, Risk and Contracts” (3 credits)
Students will develop an understanding of the following key concepts at the completion of this course:
- Precedence table
- Network diagram
- Floats and critical path
- Risk response strategy
- Quantification of the occurrence and impact of risks
- Significance of different types of contracts
- Profit margin and bidding strategy
PMC 630: “Project Change Management” (3 credits)
Students will develop an understanding of the following key concepts at the completion of this course:
- Monitoring plan
- Workaround plan for an emerging project variance
- Budget modification
- Causes of project change
- Importance of a logical baseline
- Stakeholder impact
- Formalized project management processes
- Distinction between reporting and communicating
- Distinction between intellectual diversity and toxic conflict
PMC 640: “Managing Enterprise Projects” (3 credits)
Students will develop an understanding of the following key concepts at the completion of this course:
- Prioritization of internally-funded projects
- Evaluation of potential contractor
- Project Management Office
- Project-friendly enterprise culture
- The concept of project management matuity
- Organizational maturity assessment
For additional information on these courses, please contact the MPM Program.