Enterprise Project Management

Spring  2008

Norma Sutcliffe, Ph.D. 
    nsutcliffe@cti.depaul.edu (email preferred)

    312-362-5084 (Monday and Tuesday afternoons)
    office hours: Monday :  4:00-5:30pm 
 

Summary of the Course
Online Resources
Prerequisites
Grading
Teaching Method

Weekly Schedule

The focus of this course is the effective management of technology based projects at the program level as well as at the enterprise level. This course starts with an overview of managing individual information technology based projects.  It focuses on the use of the Theory of Constraints through the use of Critical Chain Project Management to manage risks.

Attention then turns to the managing multiple projects at the enterprise level using the project management office and extensive capital improvement programs using program managers. Then it turns to how the enterprise concerns affect the management of the  individual project. Topics include IT based project portfolio management, program management, strategic alignment of projects, portfolio flexibility, the project management office and its role in asset management, architecture management, resource management, and knowledge management. 

• By the end of the course the student will be able to:

  Ø      Determine and procure the major resources needed for a project/program

  Ø      Understand the basics in the theory of constraints

  Ø      Apply the basics of Critical Chain Project Management

  Ø      Schedule and monitor major resources to meet milestones.

  Ø      Understand the role of the Program Manager

  Ø      Establish and monitor standards.

  Ø      Understand the basics of a Project Management Office

  Ø       Apply the basics of IT  project portfolio management.

Online resources:
Texts 

All  TEXTS are available as e-books (Books 24x7) through DePaul's online library using your CampusConnectID and password.

Directions:

 Click on  DePaul Online Library's 24x7 E-Books
 Click on "books 24X7: IT Pro"  found at the right side of the web page
 Then:
 Log on using your CampusConnectID and password
 Then:
 Paste the desired book's  ISBN number into the search box
  Click on GO

  Click on Book's Front Cover
  Click on the desired Chapter or Section

*For Printing -- First show page in Print Preview
       (click on File dropdown then on Print Preview) then on Print

Required:

Bonham
Bonham, Stephen S.
IT Project Portfolio Management
Artech House, 2005.
ISBN: 1580537812     … E-Books= 24X7. 

Leach
Leach, Lawrence P.
Critical Chain Project Management, Second Edition
Artech House, 2005.
ISBN: 1580539033     … E-Books= 24X7. 

Recommended:
Kendall and Rollins
Kendall. Gerald I and Steven C. Rollins.
Advanced Project Portfolio Management and the PMO: Multiplying ROI at Warp Speed.
J. Ross Publishing, 2003.
ISBN: 1932159029     … E-Books= 24X7.
This book is a good reference on how to maximize benefits thru Project portfolio management

Dinsmore & Cabanis-Brewin
Paul C. Dinsomore and Jeannette Cabanis-Brown, editiors
The AMA Handbook of Project Management, 2nd ed.
Anacom, 2006
ISBN: 0814472710    … E-Books= 24X7.
This book is a good reference on managing a single project.

Required Case Studies are available free on the web
   link is found under the Documents page on CourseOnLine

Links to Additional Online Resources

IS 425 or SE 430 or ECT 455 or HCI 440.

Quizzes / Homework 28% -- Lowest grade dropped from averaging
Individual Paper       30% -- due week 6
Final Exam              30% -- due week 11
Miscellaneous            2% -- e.g. Beginning Survey, IClicker

Participation           10% -- attendance/makeup (class sessions)*
                                  or discussion forum participation (DL)**.

Total                    100%

*In-class students earn participation credit by
   "attendance" participating during the entire class session
  or by
   "makeup" by presenting in class a short summary of a publication that covers course subject matters for missed sessions.  See case study contribution below which is also part of the participation grade.

 
**DL students earn participation credit by posting their insights, thoughts, concerns, etc. on the weekly discussion forum after reading the required assignments and watching the weekly lecture. Students should be conversing with one another to get credit. To get credit the postings must be made within two weeks of the lecture.   See case study contribution below which is also part of the participation grade.
 

Grading Scale:
98 - 100 A+
92 -  97 A
90 -  91 A-
88 -  89 B+
82 -  87 B
80 -  81 B-
78 -  79 C+
72 -  77 C
70 -  71 C-
68 -  69 D+
62 -  67 D
60 -  61 D-
0 -    59 F

 

Late Submissions

Late Submissions are always penalized unless prior arrangements are made through email with instructor.  However, on some assignments late submission is NOT allowed. 

A combination of teaching methods will be used (lectures, class exercises, group presentations, etc). 

    Case Study Contribution Required

This course will make use of texts, handouts, current articles, business methodologies, lectures, and case studies to present a picture of the project management landscape.  In particular, we will devote some time each week to analyzing case studies of pertinent IT project related issues and problems. In-class students are expected to analyze these case studies before coming to class and in class to contribute to the discussion on that case. 

DL section students can contribute by posting their discussion contributions to case's discussion forum by 4:30 pm on the class day in which the case study is discussed.

Class 2 

Mo Apr 7

Class 3 

Mo Apr 14

Leach
    chapter 4 (continue)
    chapter 5-6
 

Class 4

Mo Apr 21

Leach
   chapter 7-8
Bonham
     chapters 7

Class 5

Mo Apr 28

Leach
   chapter 9-11

Bonham
     chapter 1 (read)
     chapter 2  (skim)
     chapter 3
  

Class 6

Mo May 5

Class 7

Mo May 12

Speaker
  Gaylord Wohl,
   PMO Knowledge Leader from
   PointB Solutions-
 

Architecture Management
Asset Management

 

Class 8

Mo May 19

Speaker:

Knowledge Management

Class 9

No Class 

HOLIDAY

Class 10

Mo Jun 2

Case Study and Course Review