EGMT 625-Project Planning Scheduling & Control

Catalog Description:

This course provides a basic understanding of project planning and control by examining concepts and theories. Emphasis is placed on planning and control of technology based organizations. Upon successful completion of this course, students should be able to use the tools and concepts of project control and apply them.
Credits: 3.00
College: College of Engineering
Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Program Level(s): Graduate Quarter
Pre-Requisites: EGMT 571 Minimum Grade: C

Expanded Course Description and Textbook Information:

This course provides a basic understanding of project planning and control by examining concepts and theories. The course focuses on methodology that can be employed to plan project implementation and to control progress

Emphasis is placed on studying tools associated with planning and control for technological based organizations. Topics include work breakdown structure, task & schedule development, budgetary control and earned value analysis. Primavera Sure-Trak software utilization is emphasized.

Upon successful completion of this course, students should be able to use the tools and concepts of project control and apply them in case situations.

Textbooks
Project management with MS Project CD + Student CD, 4th Edition
Clifford F. Gray, Erik W. Larson
ISBN-13: 9780073348179

Software
Either the software that comes with the book or Primaver Sure Trak (3.0 or better). To obtain the Sure Trak software, please contact:

Tracy Brown
Primavera Systems
610-949-6939
tbrown@primavera.com

Pre-Requisites:

EGMT 571 - Managerial Statistics I
Minimum Grade: C