Kibabii University

School of Computing and Informatics

Department of Information Technology
COURSE OUTLINE
Semester ……I……….Academic Year……2023/2024
Course Code: UCI 301
Course Title: : MANAGING INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY PROJECTS

Course Lecturer: ROBERT KILWAKE

Lecture Hours: 3 Hours Venue: ____NR06
Office: ABC 311
Contacts: 0720818952 email: rwanyama82@gmail.com

Purpose:
This course aims at equipping the learner with useful knowledge that enables them to understand the nature
of IT projects, how these projects differ from other projects and the key issues in successfully managing IT
projects. The course will enable the learner to be an asset when involved in IT projects and also contribute
positively towards development and implementation of IT projects in an organization.

Course Objectives:
At the end of this unit of study, the student should be able to:
I. Identify IT projects activities and develop a plan for the implementation of the IT project
II. Select and build up an Information Technology project team.
III. Identify risks associated with hardware, software, human resource, or integrated projects and plan out the
mitigation measures

IV. Apply appropriate project monitoring and control techniques to manage the progress of IT project
activities

V. Apply parameters for evaluating the quality of the project, testing and verification techniques
VI. Identify and appropriately use the various communication strategies to communicate critical information
in IT projects management

VII. Successfully close out an IT project by following the standard procedure

 Course Content:

Week Topics Detail Subject of Discussion

Week 1 • Project; Definition & Examples

Introduction to ICT project
Management
Week 2
Steps in ICT Project &
Organizational Concerns
Scope of IT Projects
Week 3
Developing an IT Project
Plan – Work Breakdown
Structure (WBS)
Week 4
Building ICT Project
Development Team
Communication Strategy in
Week 5
ICT Projects
Project Scheduling & Resource
Planning
• Nature of ICT Project
• Challenges in ICT Projects
• Basic Principles of Project Management
• ICT Project Stakeholders
Basic Steps
• Problem Definition
• Need Identification
• Planning for Solution
• Requirements Gathering Developing the
Solution
• Testing and Validating Solution
• Project Closure
Organization Concerns
• Cost of the project
• Duration of the Project
• Scope of the project
• Quality of final product
• Succession Assurance
• Hardware & Infrastructure Works
• Software Development & Deployment
• Infrastructure/Systems Upgrade or Migration
• Systems Integration
• Systems Optimization
• Planning for the ICT Project
• Developing a WBS
• Defining dependency
• Critical ICT Skill identification
• Recruitment process – guiding principles
• Defining reporting structure
• Forming of Teams
 Correspondence in Projects
 Project team meetings
 Project Progress reporting
 Communicating Project Challenges
• WBS Activity scheduling
• Activity dependency
• Activity-to-resourcing mapping
• Scheduling and estimation for software project.
 • Estimating human resource requirement.
• Linking scope, project time and work flow

Week 6
CAT
 Project Changes & implications
 Risk identification
Week 7  Categories of risks
Identifying & Managing IT  Project risk monitoring and control
Project Risks  Risk management
 Quality parameters in ICT projects
 Quality testing & Validation
 Planning and enforcing for quality assurance
Week 8 during the project development &
implementation
Project Quality, Testing And
 Integrating quality assurance in the processes
Verification
Week 9  ICT Project Close out activities
Finishing The Project And
 Acceptance testing & Validation
Project Close-Out
 Close out reports

WEEK 10 Course Summary and Review

Course Methodology:
Lectures, Group/class discussions, Research Exercises & assignments and Reflections & Presentations.

Course Assessment
CATS ………………….……………..30%
SEM EXAM…………………………..70%
TOTAL………………………………..100%
• Bob Hughes & Mike Cotterell, Software Project Management, 2th Edition. McGRAW HILL.

• Lecture Notes (PPT Slide and Handouts)

Lecturer:Andrew Chekulesi…………………Sign.: Date 22/7/2022

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