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T21 Advanced Project Management
Assumed Prerequisite Knowledge
T10 or a self-assessment test for T21.
Target Audience
Senior employees with several years of project management experience;
managers starting to make project management their professional
focus.
Course Objectives
The Advanced Project Management course aims to provide the students
with the following:
- solid coverage of the field
- knowledge of emerging trends
- knowledge of important publications, professional bodies, etc.
- ability to dissect existing projects and make recommendations
for improvement
- understanding of current industrial PM practices
- understanding of the Federal Government context vis-à-vis
PM
- sleuthing ability to ferret out PM problems, forensic PMing
Course Description
Identifies the role of the Project Manager and the integration
of the major components controlling all major projects: the business
case; re-engineering of the business processes; organization processes
and technical processes; the detailed controls necessary to manage
each phase of the System Development Life Cycle through formal configuration
baseline management. Managing both the contract and the customer
expectations. Stresses the necessity of awareness of aligning technical
capabilities with the organization's strategic objectives. The post-mortem
of a major project.
Course Format
If you cannot attend your class for any reason, you must pick up
the missing materials yourself. Second-source yourself where ever
possible. In the event that the TA is UWO-based, please be prepared
to get help by faxing, e-mailing or by telephone. Oh, for multi-media!
Course Outline
- Unit 0 - Review of T10 Project Management
- Unit 1 - Strategic Alignment and the Role of the Project Manager
- Unit 2 - Metrics; Software and Otherwise
- Unit 3 - Project Management Control
- Unit 4 - Configuration Baseline Management
- Unit 5 - Large Size Problems
- Unit 6 - Managing Quality
- Unit 7 - Advance Risk Managment
- Unit 8 - People Management
- Unit 9 - Forensic Project Management
- Unit 10 - The Major Project
- Unit 11 - Government Projects
- Unit 12 - Implementing a PM Methodology in Your Environment
Marking Scheme
The marking scheme is at the discretion of the
professor. It may include assignments, a mid-term and a final
exam.
Text
- Steps to the Future, has been used for past offerings of this
course. Textbook choice is at the discretion of the professor.
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