Project Management
Project Management — PJMG500, 37.5 hours
Project management is the discipline of initiating, planning, performing, controlling, and closing the work of a team to attain specific goals and meet specific success criteria.
- Examine theories of effective project management as they apply to various projects.
- Identifying project management roles
- Assess the application of project management and planning tools.
- Identify the framework/structure required to best serve the various stakeholders
- Examine project management schedules and how they are assessed
- Identify risks that are associated with project management
- Assess quality control factors in relation to a project
- Identify communication needs of global and virtual team
Professor
Dr. Lisette Negron
Lisette M. Negron currently resides in Arlington, VA. She joined the military when she was 18, served 4 years active duty and 11 years, and counting as a reservist. Over the course of her career, she has served as a Human Resources professional. she has been responsible for the overall training and development of hundreds of civilian employees and soldiers, managers, and supervisors. These developmental training consist of day-to-day operations, programs processes, HR systems training, and successful completion of HR management certifications. HR departments oversee various aspects of employment, such as compliance with labor laws and employment standards, administration of employee benefits, and some aspects of recruitment. As a reservist, she is the Health Sciences HR Officer for a Medical Ground Ambulance company, where she manages all areas of operations, staffing, logistics, training, and work-life balance.
Ms. Negron completed her Doctorate degree in Business Administration with a concentration in HR Management and holds a graduate certificate in Health Care Administration.
She looks forward to being a part of this journey as your instructor.
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Books and Resources
Pinto, J. K. (2018). Project Management: Achieving Competitive Advantage (5th ed.). Pearson Education (US).
Evaluation Method
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Graded work will receive a numeric score reflecting the quality of performance. Course Requirement Summary • Assignments - Total of 120 Points • Weekly discussion forums – Total of 160 Points • Final Exam - 50 Points |
Grading Scale
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Graded work will receive a numeric score reflecting the quality of performance as given above in evaluation methods. The maximum number of points a student may earn is 330. Your overall course grade will be determined according to the following scale: A = (90% - 100%) B = (80% - 89%) C = (70% - 79%) D= (60% - 69%) F < (Below 60%) |
Assignment and Discussion Forum Post Rubrics
Writing Assignment Grading Rubric
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Original Posting ____/10 |
Writing assignment was well thought out, coherent, and thoughtfully organized with all parts of the questions addressed along with appropriate grammar and spelling |
Writing was clear and relatively well organized and responded to many/most of the key points with a few mistakes in regard to grammar and spelling |
Writing was somewhat confusing and not well organized and had little or no focus on the subject matter with significant grammar and spelling errors |
Writing is confusing and hard to follow with no organization while missing the point of the assignment entirely |
No Assignment |
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Discussion Question Grading Rubric
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Poor Fail |
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Original Posting PASS/FAIL |
Original post reflected good focus to the discussion with well thought out ideas and appropriate grammar and spelling |
Original post responded to the topic in a general fashion but failed to organize them well and had a few mistakes in regard to grammar and spelling |
Responded with little or no focus to the discussion and contained short, irrelevant and/or confusing commentary with significant grammar and spelling errors |
No posting |
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Reply to fellow student PASS/FAIL |
Response to fellow student reflected good focus to the post with well thought out ideas and appropriate grammar and spelling |
Response to fellow student in a general fashion but failed to organize them well and had a few mistakes in regard to grammar and spelling |
Little or no focus to the post and contained short, irrelevant and/or confusing commentary with significant grammar and spelling errors |
No posting |
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Total Points PASS/FAIL |
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Participation Policy
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Academic Integrity/ Plagiarism
Cheating (dishonestly taking the knowledge of another person whether on a test or an assignment and presenting it as your work) and plagiarism (to take and pass off as one's own the ideas or writing of another) are a serious issue. While it is legitimate to talk to others about your assignments and incorporate suggestions, do not let others "write" your assignments in the name of peer review or "borrow" sections or whole assignments written by others. We do get ideas from life experiences and what we read but be careful that you interpret these ideas and make them your own.
I am aware that many types of assignments are available on the internet and will check these sources when there is legitimate suspicion.
Penalty is a zero on the assignment. In cases where there is a major or continuous breach of trust, further discipline, such as an "F" in the course, may be necessary.
The major consequence of any form of cheating is damage to your character and the result of trust and respect.
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Supplemental Texts
You can use the following resources to assist you with proper source citation.
American Psychological Association Style Guide- https://www.mylakewoodu.com/pluginfile.php/118179/mod_resource/content/1/APA%20Style%20Guide%207th%20edition.pdf
The Purdue OWL website is also a helpful resource for students. Here is a link to the OWL website: https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/research_and_citation/apa_style/apa_formatting_and_style_guide/general_format.html
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Objectives
- Examine theories of effective project management as they apply to various projects.
- Identifying project management roles
- Assess the application of project management and planning tools.
- Identify the framework/structure required to best serve the various stakeholders
- Examine project management schedules and how they are assessed
- Identify risks that are associated with project management
- Assess quality control factors in relation to a project
- Identify communication needs of global and virtual team
Lessons
Chapter 1: Introduction: Why Project Management?
Chapter 2: The Organizational Context: Strategy, Structure, and Culture
Forum 1
Weekly Evaluation
Due at the completion of this lesson.
Chapter 3: Project Selection and Portfolio Management
Chapter 4: Leadership and the Project Manager
Forum 2
Assignment 1
Weekly Evaluation
Due at the completion of this lesson.
Chapter 5: Scope Management
Chapter 6: Project Team Building, Conflict, and Negotiation
Forum 3
Weekly Evaluation
Due at the completion of this lesson.
Chapter 7: Risk Management
Chapter 8: Cost Estimation and Budgeting
Forum 4
Assignment 2
Weekly Evaluation
Due at the completion of this lesson.
Chapter 9: Project Scheduling: Networks, Duration Estimation, and Critical Path
Chapter 10: Project Scheduling: Lagging, Crashing, and Activity Networks
Forum 5
Weekly Evaluation
Due at the completion of this lesson.
Chapter 11: Advanced topics in planning and scheduling: Agile and Critical Chain
Chapter 12: Resource Management
Forum 6
Assignment 3
Weekly Evalauation
Due at the completion of this lesson.
Chapter 13: Project Evaluation and Control
Forum 7
Weekly Evaluation
Due at the completion of this lesson.
Chapter 14: Project Closeout and Termination
Forum 8
Final Exam
Due at the completion of this lesson.