Introduction to IT Project Management
The subject consists of lectures, seminars, and laboratory classes. You will get 4 ECTS points after you complete it. The final grade is calculated as
Final = 0.4 T + 0.3 S + 0.3 * L
where:
- S - Seminar grade - activity and essay
- L - Laboratory grade
- T - Test
You need to collect at least 50% of Final to pass.
Lectures
Lecture topics:
- Introduction.
- Basic notions in project management. Feasibility study.Software Lifecycle
- Project planning and scheduling techniques
- Time management
- Project cost estimation techniques
- Project monitoring and tracking. Software quality. Change management. Software Quality Assurance methods and techniques.
- Methodologies of software project management- review (PRINCE2, DSDM, Scrum...)
TEST
To access the test use the link (TBA).
The test will be open on TBA
Laboratory
- (10 points) Basic assumptions: definition of project objectives, goals, and expected delivery dates for a given piece of software. Delivery of PDF file. Target delivery - 2nd week
- (10-20 points) Project charter and system requirements in a waterfall methodology. Installation of MS Project or similar product. No target delivery date.
10 points for project charter 20 points for system requirements.
- (10 points) WBS with 2 decomposition levels. Delivery of PDF file. Target delivery date: 4th week
- (10 points) Gantt chart. Preparation of analysis of critical path from MS Project. Target delivery date: 5th week
- (8 points) Replanning activities. Delivery of PDF report file with changed scope or requirements. Target delivery date: 6th week.
- (10 points) Critical path. CPM network diagram. Delivery of report in PDF file. Target delivery date: 8th week
- (10 points) User story map. MVP definition with MoSCoW prioritization technique. Delivery of report in PDF file. Target delivery date: 10th week
- (10 points) Product backlog. Acceptance criteria. Story points estimation. Work done in Jira or MS Project. Delivery of report in PDF file. Target delivery date: 11th week
- (10 points) Sprint simulation. MVP estimation delivery. Burndown charts. Delivery of report in PDF file. Target delivery date: 12th week
- (10 points) Optional. Improvements for items 7,8,9 before. No target delivery date.
- (10 points) Traditional and agile approaches are different. Critical evaluation of methodologies. Delivery of PDF report. Target delivery date: 13th week
Up to 40 activity points can be obtained throughout the semester for being active at labs.
The lab score = (sum of gathered points + sum of activity points) / (maximum sum of points possible to obtain * 100%)
Seminars
- Every seminar is dedicated to discussion on a given topic from the list presented below.
- Active students who demonstrate knowledge on a given topic might receive up to 10 points every seminar (up to 70 points per semester).
- After each seminar, every student submits a short essay on a given topic vie MS Teams assignment. The submission needs to be done within the time limit (one week after the seminar).
- Each essay is assessed up to 40 points (up to 280 points per semester).
- Failure to send the essay in time means 0 (zero) points on a given subject.
- There are no improvements or additional dates to submit essays.
Score for seminar = (sum of essay points + sum of activity points) / (maximum sum of essay points * 100%)
Score for seminar is limited to 100%
Seminar topics
- Market analysis and feasibility study
- Requirements management in projects
- Project scheduling
- Budget and cash flow in projects
- Resource management in projects
- Risk management in projects
- Team communication in projects
Essay template
- A list of the crucial issues occurring in the topic and an essential description of each.
(up to 400 words) - [assessment: 0 - 10 points]
- Current trends, solutions, and approaches (within the topic).
_(up to 200 words) - [assessment: 0 - 10 points]_
- Modern IT tools that support managers’ work (within a given topic).
_(up to 100 words) - [assessment: 0 - 10 points]_
- Forecasted development directions in a given topic, opportunities, and threats.
_(up to 200 words) - [assessment: 0 - 10 points]_
The essay shall not be longer than 2 pages. Any additional pages won't be assessed.
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