CS6388.501 Schedule Spring 2010

Instructor: John Cole

This schedule is tentative and subject to change.

Date Topic

Reading (Kerzner unless noted.)

January 11, 2010 Syllabus review, course requirements, etc.  Team formation Ch. 1
January 13, 2010 Introduction to Project Management.  Team formation Ch. 1
January 18, 2010 Martin Luther King, Jr. Day -- No class. Ch. 3
January 20, 2010

Organizational Structures

Ch.5
January 25, 2010 Management Functions
January 27, 2010

Management Functions, continued

Ch.5
February 1, 2010

Planning
Project proposal Phase 0 due at the beginning of class.

Ch.11
February 3, 2010 Planning, continued
February 8, 2010 Exam review
February 10, 2010 Midterm exam 1. Covers chapters 1, 3, 5, and 11
February 15, 2010 Network Scheduling Techniques Ch. 12
February 17, 2010 Network Scheduling Techniques, continued
February 22, 2010 Pricing and Estimating.
Project Phase 1 due.
Ch. 14
February 24, 2010 Pricing and Estimating, continued
March 1, 2010 Microsoft Project overview
March 3, 2010

Project Cost Control

Ch. 15
March 8, 2010

Project Cost Control, continued

March 10, 2010 Risk Management Ch. 17
March 15 , 2010 Spring Break
March 17, 2010 Spring Break
March 22, 2010 Risk management, continued.
March 24, 2010 Quality Management Ch. 20
March 29, 2010 Exam Review
March 31, 2010 Midterm exam 2.  Covers chapters 12, 14, 15, and 17.
April 5, 2010 Quality Management, continued
Project Phase 2 due.
April 7, 2010 Contracts and Procurement Ch. 19
April 12, 2010 Critical Chain Ch. 22
April 14, 2010 Conflict and negotiation Supplemental reading to be assigned
April 19, 2010 Conflict and negotiation
April 21, 2010 Learning Curves Ch. 18
April 26, 2010 Learning Curves, continued
Project review. 
April 28, 2010 Exam Review
May 3, 2010 Exam 3 on chapters 18, 19, 20, 22, and negotiation.  This will be at the normal class time.  There will not be an exam during finals week.  Final project plan due.  No Exceptions