Course Descriptions
Information Technology/Systems Project Management
IPM 6000
IT/IS Project Scope Development and Management
3 credits
This course covers the methodologies, tools and techniques for identifying, developing, validating, and managing the scope of IT/IS projects. This includes topics such as identifying project objectives, assumptions, constraint, requirements, and development and management of a scope management plan.
IPM 6010
IT/IS Project Scheduling
3 credits
This course covers various methodologies, tools and techniques associated with IT/IS project scheduling. Topics include schedule development, critical path, baselines, estimating duration, project network diagrams, and duration compression.
IPM 6015
Project Scoping and Scheduling
3 credits
Project Scope Development covers the methodologies, tools and techniques for identifying, developing, validating, and managing the scope of IT/IS projects. This includes topics such as identifying project objectives, assumptions, constraint, requirements, and development and management of a scope management plan.
Project Scheduling covers various methodologies, tools and techniques associated with IT/IS project scheduling. Topics include schedule development, critical path, baselines, estimating duration, project network diagrams, and duration compression.
Prerequisite(s): IST 7060
IPM 6030
IT/IS Project Risk Management
3 credits
This course covers the development of a risk management plan, as well as various risk management methodologies, tools, and techniques for managing IT/IS project management risks. Additionally, the course covers risk identification, qualitative and quantitative analysis, and risk response.
Prerequisite(s): IST 7060
IPM 6040
IT/IS Project Quality Management
3 credits
This course covers methodologies, tools and techniques for planning and managing IT/IS project quality. This includes quality planning, quality assurance, quality control, quality audits and quality improvement.
Prerequisite(s): IST 7060
IPM 6050
Agile Project Management
3 credits
This course introduces Agile project management to students, with a focus on managing software development projects and Agile project team members. It also provides students with the knowledge needed to determine when an Agile approach is more appropriate for IT/IS projects.
Prerequisite(s): IST 7060
IPM 6060
Technology Project Leadership and Teamwork
3 credits
This course covers the seven keys to project leadership. They are (1) be authentic, (2) lead with vision, (3) improve and innovate, (4) empower the team, (5) build trust with stakeholders, (6) use powerful techniques, and (7) work with intent. Keys 1 and 7 focus on strengthen self-esteem and optimize the project leader’s energy and avoid negative stress. Keys 3 to 6 focus on empowering and communicating to the team and stakeholders respectively.
Prerequisite(s): IST 7060
IPM 6070
Mastering Tech Agile Applications
3 credits
This course covers seven Agile Project Management domains. They are (1) Agile Principles and Mindset, (2) Value-Driven Delivery, (3) Stakeholder Engagement, (4) Team Performance, (5) Adaptive Planning, (6) Problem Detection and Resolution, and (7) Continuous Improvement including product, process, and people. The seven domains are broken down into two distinct areas: Agile tools and techniques, and Agile knowledge and skills.
IPM 6080
Advanced Tech Agile Solutions
3 credits
This course covers seven core Lean-Agile competencies required for the lean enterprise and business agility. They are (1) Lean-Agile Leadership, (2) Team and Technical Agility, (3) Agile Product Delivery, (4) Enterprise Solution Delivery, (5) Lean Portfolio Management, (6) Organizational Agility, and (7) Continuous Learning Culture. Each competency has three dimensions and is a set of related knowledge, skills, and behaviors.
IPM 6090
Special Topics in IT/IS Project Management
3 credits
This course is an intensive study of selected topics in IT/IS Project Management. The focus for each section varies. When offered in a “Directed Study” format, it will be tailored specifically to the career and vocational interests of the student. When scheduled in lecture/seminar form, the topical subject matter will change at each offering. Student should refer to the course-listing bulletin for the current topic.
IPM 7000
Artificial Intelligence in Project Management
3 credits
Project problems are symptoms of a poor project process and indicate that the tools and practices needed to change the process are missing. AI tools and practices offer the opportunity to improve project outcomes. The course covers how to find the value in using AI tools, the importance of data, sample AI tools, the project methodology and agile implementation, acquiring AI tools, and the future of AI tools for project management.
IPM 8100
IT/IS Project Management Integration/Capstone Course
3 credits
This course takes key IT/IS Project Management (IPM) concepts from the five IPM core courses and brings these concepts together as a focused perspective showing the relationship between Information Technology and Project Management. In addition, this course combines the four integration efforts toward a) integrating the enterprise, b) integrating the IS function, c) integrating IS technologies, and d) integrating Technology Project Management.
Prerequisite(s): MS IT Project Management majors: IPM 6000, IPM 6010, IPM 6030, IPM 6040, IST 7060, and at least three concentration courses in MS IT Project Management. MSIST-Tech Proj Mgt majors: IST 7000, IST 7020, IST 7040, IST 7060, IST 7100 and at least three courses in the MSIST Technology Project Management concentration
IPM 8101
Research in Information Technology Project Management
3 credits
Students will employ an approved Research Project and Methodology to complete their selected technology project. The chosen methodology will be used for reporting on information technology project management including AI in project management, agile project management, quality project improvement, project risk management, etc.
Prerequisite(s): IPM 6000, IPM 6010, IPM 6030, IPM 6040, IPM 6050, IPM 6060, IPM 7000, IPM 8100, and choose two graduate level courses (6 credits) from the following: IST (except IST 5000, IST 5500, IST 7060, MGT 6502, MGT 8000 ), DSN, CYB, SEC, EDT 6005, EDT 6010, EDT 6020, EDT 6035, EDT 6045, MSN 7741, MSN 6611, MBA 7305, MBA 6350, MGT, MPA, MHR, MOL, MCM, and MSP