Prerequisite Modules
Description
Project Management is fundamental to
the information systems life cycle supply process. Consequently it is
appropriate for candidates to have a full understanding of the issues,
methods and techniques of IS Project Management early in their careers
and studies. This module introduces candidates to the domain of the
project manager.
Aims
To develop a professional
understanding of the functions, scope and interdisciplinary nature of
IS project management.
Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this
module, the student will be able to:
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clarify the stages in a project
and its position in the systems development life-cycle.
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explain and use project planning
and estimating techniques.
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discuss the human resources issues
appropriate to team building and management; and professional
conduct.
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demonstrate a practical knowledge
of project control, progress monitoring, and reporting.
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explain interdisciplinary issues
that impact the project manager's domain.
Learning and Teaching Methods
Lectures, self-study, labs,
tutorials, and any combination of discussion, case study,
problem-solving exercises, readings, seminars, and computer-based
learning.
Content
IS Projects and their stages
Contractual arrangement,
characteristic of projects. Project stages and life cycle processes
(requirements elicitation, gathering, analysis, design of software,
hardware and networks, build and/or OTS purchase, configuration and
integration with current systems, installation issues, methods of
going live). The use of post-implementation evaluation. Causes of
project failure and areas of risk in each project stage. International
standards.
Project Planning and Estimating
Work breakdown structure WBS, Gantt
Charts, PERT and CPM, resource loading, resource levelling and
scheduling, Estimating techniques: CoCoMo2, Function Point Analysis,
Delphi and Expert technique.
CASE tools. Financial planning and
budget spend techniques. Causes of project failure in planning and
estimating.
Human Resources
Team building theory and practice,
structures and responsibilities. Skill sets; recruiting, motivating,
managing and retaining IS teams. Project management, interpersonal and
transferable skills. IS employee Contracts of employment.
Confidentiality clauses. Health and Safety issues. Human causes of
project failure and areas of risk.
Project Management and Control
Progress monitoring (technical,
cost, schedule). Project control through monitoring. Use of plans in
project control. Reasons for reports: who to report to and how -
exception, progress and management reporting. Managing project
finances. Quality Assurance management. Configuration management.
Project and IS risk management.
Methodology
PRINCE, Enterprise Project
Management, Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK), Information
Technology Infracture Library (ITIL)
Assessment
The methods of assessment to be used
to measure the learning objectives stated above are written
examination and continuous assessment including one or more of
assignment, essay, problem-solving exercise, oral presentation, and
class or lab tests.
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Continuous Assessment: 30%
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Examination: 70%
Recommended
Reading
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Yeates D. & Cadle J., (Latest
edition) Project Management for Information Systems, Pitman, ISBN
0-273-62019-3.
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Pressman, R Software Engineering,
A practitioner's approach, (European edition adapted by D. Ince)
McGraw-Hill Book Company, London, Latest edition
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McLeod G. & Smith D., (1996)
Managing Information Technology Projects, ITP, 1996, ISBN
0-7600-4944-0.
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Meredith and Mantel (2003) Project
Management A Managerial Approach, Wiley
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Hughes, B., Ireland, R., West, B.
and Smith, N. (2004) Project Management for IT-Related Projects,
edited by David I. Shepherd, The British Computer Society,
Wiltshire, UK.
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ISO/IEC 12207 (1995) International
Standard. Information technology - Software life cycle processes,
International Organisation for Standardisation, Genève, Switzerland.
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ISO/IEC 9126-1:2001 Software
engineering - Product quality - Part 1: Quality model, International
Organisation for Standardisation, Genève, Switzerland.
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Information Technology Infracture
Library (ITIL) -
http://www.itilsurvival.com/
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Ciarán O'Leary
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