MIS 608 – IT PROJECT AND CHANGE MANAGEMENT

This subjects covers management of information technology projects and leading project teams
and associated change management roles, task and processes. Topics include the project life
cycle, project tasks and deliverables, project scheduling, critical path analysis, resource
levelling, risk management, quality assurance and project delivery including post
implementation reviews. The limits of projects as change agents will also be covered.

Course Outline
Topics Duration
1 Introduction
2 Tools in PM and CM
3 Project Life Cycle
4 Project tasks and deliverables
5 Critical Path Analysis/Change Risk Assessment
6 Resource leveling/Change Scope Control
7 Project Risk Management/Change Risk Management
8 Project Quality Management/Issues Resolution
9 Project Delivery
10 Change Management Failure

On completion of this subject the student is expected to: 

1. Identify the requirements, functional and non-functional, for a project

2. Develop a detailed project plans, schedules, and budgets, estimate project resources,
allocate/coordinate resources, and describe interface with management
3. Use of tools and techniques of project planning and management, possibly including the use of
project management software
4. Identify and evaluate risks associated with projects
5. Describe the human and organizational implications of change and explanation of the organizational
change process and the limitations of projects as change agents
6. Describe ways of overcoming resistance and handling politics

Course Requirements

1. Reflection
2. Case Analysis
3. Report
4. Group Project