Project and Organization Change Management

Course Description:  This course deals with managing projects within an organizational context, including the processes related to initiating, planning, executing, controlling, reporting, and closing a project. Project integration, scope, time, cost, quality control, and risk management, Software size and cost estimation are also introduced in this course. Additionally, assigning work to programmer and other teams, monitoring progress, Version control is introduced to the students. With respect to the Organization change, students are taught how to manage the organizational change process, identify project champions, working with user teams, training, and documentation. More so, the change management role of the IS specialist and the use of sourcing and external procurement; contracts and managing partner relationships is also taught to the students.Aims: The course aims at providing students with the ability to develop detailed project plans, schedules, and budgets; estimate project resources; allocate/coordinate resources; and interface with management. They are expected to learn tools and techniques of project planning and management, including the use of project management software. The course develops skills in the human and organizational implications of change including understanding the organizational change process; identifying stakeholders; assessing potential impacts of projects; and overcoming resistance, politics, and other human issues.