OPTM 3390 - Managing Projects for Competitive Advantage

3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)

Covers the fundamental project management topics necessary for implementation of and excellence in project management. Emphasis will be from a management perspective that addresses the basic nature of managing projects for business, information systems and the public. Students will deal with the problems of selecting projects, initiating them, operating them and controlling them. Also covered are the issues associated with terminating a project and with conducting a project that involves what project managers like to call the “real world.” Course typically offered: Fall, Spring