ITEC 4342 - Information Technology Project Management

Credit Hours: 3 Lecture: 3 Lab: 0

Fee Type: Special
Fee ($): 40

The course examines the defining characteristics of technology-oriented projects, especially involving the development of software-intensive systems and introduces students to a variety of project management techniques that can be applied in a technology-oriented project context. Project management issues including estimation, risk assessment, quality management, monitoring and control will be discussed. While technology-intensive projects are similar in some respects to other types of projects, they also pose unique challenges for the managers and organizations that undertake them. Technology-intensive project management is particularly challenging because of several factors including: (1) the rapid pace of technological changes occurring in the IS and IT fields, (2) the invisible nature of software, (3) the ever-present pressure to add new features and functionality to systems, and (4) the difficulty of managing the organizational changes that accompany most technology implementations. This course gives students an understanding of the most common processes, tools, techniques and theories that are necessary to manage technology-intensive projects.

Prerequisites: ITEC 3312 or instructor approval.