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Project Management and Resource Planning

Master of Science in Information Management

Project Management and Resource Planning Specialization of Study

The specialization in Project Management and Resource Planning (PM/RP) provides students with a greater level of understanding and competence in public and private sector best practices of IT project management, as well as high-level resource planning practices such as capital investment planning, systems development, and enterprise architecture.

To complete the PM/RP specialization, students in the IM degree program must take the two required courses (*) from the list below. In addition:

  • students in the main campus IM program must then take two more courses from the list
  • students in the Executive IM program must take one more course from the list
  • students in the Maxwell School MPA or MAPA graduate programs who want the PM/RP specialization must take IST 618: Survey of Telecommunications and Information Policy, the two required (*) courses, plus one more from the list
IST 552* Information Systems Analysis
IST 645* Managing Information Systems Projects
IST 600 Information Management Consultation
IST 619 Applied Economics for Information Managers
IST 673 Strategic Planning in an Information-Based Organization
IST 726 Enterprise Architecture
IST 745 Advanced Project Management

Coursework targeted directly for preparation for the following PM/RP-related positions:

  • Project Consultant/Manager/Director
  • Resource Planning Consultant/Manager/Director
  • Management Analyst/Consultant
  • MIS Manager/Director
Core competencies expected, and often required, in PM/RP-related positions:
  • strong competency in aligning IT solutions with business/management/organization requirements
  • ability in implementing and managing effective capital planning and investment control processes
  • competency in project management practices of controlling cost, schedule, performance, and risk
  • deep understanding of information as a strategic resource for organizations
  • strong presentation, organizational, communication, and leadership skills
  • competency in systems development life-cycle methods and management for various IT projects
  • understanding in capitalizing on enterprise architecture concepts to organize business and IT information as well as best practices in resources planning
  • high proficiency in using MS Project or similar project management tools
  • Project Management Institute (PMI) Certification is desirable
    
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