Program Management: A Comprehensive Overview of the Discipline

Through lectures, videos, interactive group discussion, and applied exercises, participants gain comprehensive breadth of understanding of program and project management--specifically, the multiple interrelated activities and attendant products that compose the program and project management process. Participants learn how to adequately define the requirements for a program; allocate and schedule the work; manage unanticipated risks; and monitor cost, schedule, and performance to the planned baseline. Qualitative aspects of the process focus on how to choose an organizational structure that best fits the organization, how to motivate program personnel, and how to increase the efficiency of the multiple generations at work within the program. Course materials are designed both for effective learning during the course and for future follow-up reference.

GRAD59000

Credit Hours:

This course may not be allowed on a master's plan of study if IE 59000-Project Management is also taken. Please consult your Graduate Program Office.

Learning Objective:

Technical and non-technical alike to develop a basic understanding of key concepts, theories, and methodologies applicable to program and project management. To demonstrate assimilated knowledge through applied exercises from lectures, videos, readings, research, and reflection. To demonstrate an in-depth understanding of the discipline specific internationally recognized body of knowledge.

To reflect on and assimilate key concepts, theories, and methodologies applicable to program and project management.
To demonstrate assimilated knowledge through research, reflection, and applied exercises.
To demonstrate and understanding of discipline specific internationally recognized body of knowledge.

Description:

Through lectures, videos, discussion, and applied exercises, participants gain comprehensive breadth of understanding of program and project management - specifically, the multiple interrelated activities and attendant products that compose the program and project management process. Participants learn how to define the requirements for the program; allocate and schedule the work; manage unanticipated risks; and monitor cost, schedule, and performance to the planned baseline. Qualitative aspects of the process focus on how to choose an organizational structure that best fits the organization, how to motivate program personnel, and how to increase the efficiency of the multiple generations at work within the program. Course materials are designed both for effective learning during the course and for future follow-up reference.

Summer 2024 Syllabus

Topics Covered:

Introduction; The importance of PM; evolution of process management - PM; contract types; the bidding process: obtaining a price quote; defining the work; scheduling and staffing the work; risk management; disruptive technologies; management cost/schedule control system; understanding the multiple generations in the workplace; leadership and gender - a science-based understanding; motivation and leadership; managers, leaders, and entrepreneurs; organizational design models; building teams - understanding ourselves and others; establishing program management as a discipline.

Prerequisites:

None

Applied / Theory:

25 / 75

Web Address:

https://mycourses.purdue.edu/

Web Content:

Syllabus, grades, lecture notes, quizzes and homework assignments.

Homework:

There will be three (3) things due this semester, a research and reflection paper, a project, and a final exam. All three assignments are intended to be reinforcing. Meaning, they are intended to reflect a level of assimilation of class material. All assignments will be uploaded into the class learning management system.

Projects:

The project will be defined through video modules, provided examples, and extensive instructor interaction.

Exams:

The final exam will be a take home, non-proctored final exam.

Textbooks:

Project and Program Management: A Competency-Based Approach, 5th Edition (Hardcover ISBN 9781612498508)

Other Requirements:

This is an asynchronous course, there is no schedule per se, except the due dates for the paper assignment, project assignment and final exam. As an asynchronous course, you may go as fast as you wish, in fact it is encouraged. Assignments and their due dates are provided on the first day of class and well in advance of their due date. There are always crises that occur in our lives, please start early anticipating these types of events.

Instructor(s)