Overview
EG3353/EG6306 Engineering/Software Project Management
Course Summary
EG3353 Engineering Project Management
This course explores modern project management through an enterprise-level, experiential approach that emphasizes aligning projects with an organization’s mission, vision, and values. Students learn and apply core project management tools and techniques while developing practical skills for real-world project environments. Throughout the course, students will select, plan, and present a project while developing key project components, including scope, schedule, cost, risk, quality, and communications. Students will apply industry-standard tools including but not limited to Work Breakdown Structures (WBS), network diagrams, PERT estimation, Gantt charts, and risk registers.
Prerequisites: None.
Cross Listing Course
EG3361 Software Project Management
This course explores modern project management through an enterprise-level, experiential approach that emphasizes aligning projects with an organization’s mission, vision, and values. Students learn and apply core project management tools and techniques while developing practical skills for real-world project environments. Throughout the course, students will select, plan, and present a project while developing key project components, including scope, schedule, cost, risk, quality, and communications. Students will apply industry-standard tools including but not limited to Work Breakdown Structures (WBS), network diagrams, PERT estimation, Gantt charts, and risk registers. EG3361 and EG3353 are similar.
EG6306 Software Project Planning and Management
This course explores modern project management through an enterprise-level, experiential approach that emphasizes aligning projects with an organization’s mission, vision, and values. Students learn and apply core project management tools and techniques while developing practical skills for real-world project environments. Throughout the course, students will select, plan, and present a project while developing key project components, including scope, schedule, cost, risk, quality, and communications. Students will apply industry-standard tools including but not limited to Work Breakdown Structures (WBS), network diagrams, PERT estimation, Gantt charts, and risk registers. EG6306 and EG3353 are similar. Graduate students must register for EG6306 or EG7353 based on the degree plan requirements.
EG7353 Project Management
This course explores modern project management through an enterprise-level, experiential approach that emphasizes aligning projects with an organization’s mission, vision, and values. Students learn and apply core project management tools and techniques while developing practical skills for real-world project environments. Throughout the course, students will select, plan, and present a project while developing key project components, including scope, schedule, cost, risk, quality, and communications. Students will apply industry-standard tools including but not limited to Work Breakdown Structures (WBS), network diagrams, PERT estimation, Gantt charts, and risk registers. EG7353 and EG3353 are similar. Graduate students must register for EG6306 or EG7353 based on the degree plan requirements
Prerequisites: None.
Course Objectives
After this course, you should be able to …
- Understand and apply software project management principles based on the PMI framework.
- Identify and explain the key software project management process groups and knowledge areas.
- Develop a complete software project plan addressing integration, scope, schedule, cost, quality, resources, risk, procurement, and stakeholder management.
- Utilize tools such as WBS, Gantt charts, PERT/CPM, risk registers, and Earned Value Management.
- Demonstrate proficiency in Agile project management approaches (e.g., SCRUM, XP, Kanban) and understand hybrid methodologies.
- Prepare for the PMI/CAPM certification exam using real-world scenarios and practice test items aligned with PMI standards.
Please refer to the class Schedule for weekly updates and learning objectives. This is the central page for the course, where you will also find the Syllabus, Instructor information, and other study materials. Note that the schedule page is subject to change, and the most up-to-date version will always be posted on the course website. Be sure to check it regularly.
What You’ll Learn
The course content includes but not limited to …
- Definition and Goals
- Roles and Responsibilities
- Planning and Techniques
- Cost Estimation
- Budgets and Resource Costs
- Measurement Metrics
- Project Planning and Control
- Resource Limitations
- Risk Management
- Software Tools
- Management Reporting
- Project Reports