Description:

Upon completion of this course, the student should be able to effectively manage projects using project management software. Students will learn about project management goals and terminology, create a project schedule and use project management methodologies and tools such as the Gantt chart, critical path method (CPM) and program evaluation review technique (PERT) chart to update a project and communicate project progress to others. Students will use other project management techniques such as applying resources, leveling overallocations, evaluating constraints and analyzing planned versus projected schedule and budget variables. 1 hr. lecture/wk.

Associated Costs: These are additional (out-of-pocket) expense considerations that students should expect in addition to the course tuition, fees, and textbooks. $10 to $20.

Supplies: Refer to the instructor's course syllabus for details about any supplies that may be required.

Textbook(s): For information see - http://bookstore.jccc.net

Course Fees: NONE

Course Objectives:

Upon successful completion of this course the student should be able to:

1. Plan projects and create project schedules
2. Break projects into tasks, milestones, and phases
3. Analyze and estimate task durations
4. Analyze task sequence and schedule them appropriately
5. Analyze task relationships and apply them appropriately
6. Assign resources to tasks
7. Estimate start and finish dates of tasks, phases, and project
8. Evaluate the project's critical path
9. Use various techniques including task, resource, and date analysis to modify the schedule
10. Track a project baseline
11. Communicate the project plan using PERT, Gantt, and other charts and reports
12. Track project progress using actual vs. planned data
13. Use advanced project tools such as pooling resources and sharing projects to make the project more manageable

Content Outline & Competencies:

I. Introduction to Project Management
   A. Explain the goals of project management
   B. Write the phases of project management
   C. Apply project management terminology to a real case, including:
      1. Task
      2. Duration
      3. Relationship
      4. Resource
      5. Critical Path
   D. Explain how project management software enhances project management

II. Project Planning 
   A. Set project goals
   B. Analyze a project and break it into tasks, milestones, and phases
   C. Analyze tasks to create task sequencing
   D. Analyze tasks to create appropriate durations 
   E. Analyze tasks to create task relationships, including:
      1. Finish-to-Start
      2. Start-to-Start
      3. Finish-to-Finish
   F. Create project resources

III. Project Creation
   A. Enter and edit tasks, phases, milestones, and durations
   B. Enter and edit task relationships
   C. Assign resources to tasks
   D. Use various charts to view project
      1. Gantt
      2. PERT
   E. Use various techniques to analyze the critical path

IV. Project Communication
   A. Calculate project schedules and costs
   B. Preview and print appropriate charts and reports
   C. Develop a project baseline

V. Track Progress
   A. Enter and update actual vs. scheduled tasks, durations, and resource
allocations
   B. Compare baseline versus actual schedule and cost projections using
various charts and reports
   C. Use various task, duration, constraint, and resource variables to
control projects that are off schedule or over budget

VI. Advanced Project Management
   A. Manage resources across multiple projects
   B. Use advanced project management tools such as resource leveling 
   C. Customize reports
   D. Consolidate multiple projects into one master project

Methods of Evaluation of Competencies:

Evaluation of student mastery of course competencies will be accomplished using the following methods:

A minimum of 2 quizzes     50% of grade
A minimum of 5 projects    50% of grade
                          100%

Grade Criteria:
   90 - 100%   A
   80 -  89%   B
   70 -  79%   C
   60 -  69%   D
    0 -  59%   F

Caveats: NONE

Disabilities:

If you are a student with a disability, and if you will be requesting accommodations, it is your responsibility to contact Access Services. Access Services will recommend any appropriate accommodations to your professor and his/her director. The professor and director will identify for you which accommodations will be arranged.

JCCC provides a range of services to allow persons with disabilities to participate in educational programs and activities. If you desire support services, contact the office of Access Services for Students With Disabilities (913) 469-8500, ext. 3521 or TDD (913) 469-3885. The Access Services office is located in the Success Center on the second floor of the Student Center.