CS 402 - Software & Eng. Project Mgmt

Credits: 3

Information is traveling faster and being shared by more individuals than ever before. Although project management has been an established field for many years, managing Software Development and Information Technology Projects requires ideas and information that go beyond standard project management. This course presents an understandable, integrated view of the many concepts skills, tools, and techniques involved in software project management. The Project Management Knowledge areas (from PMI?s PMBOK) are used to guide the student through the concepts of Software Project Management techniques and their application to the management of software and IT projects. Specifically, students will learn how to develop a software development plan including its associated tasks, milestones and deliverables, software project scheduling and how/why to establish relationships among the different tasks. Prerequisites: CS 220 and either CS 240 or CS 310, Junior or Senior standing in Computer Science or Information Systems, Junior or Senior standing in Computer Engineering (All prerequisites must have a grade of C- or better) Term offered varies.