The body of knowledge on Project Management is documented and continuously improved by Project Management Institute (PMI) through their publication referred to as Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBoK).
This page is to share the session notes of the course titled IT Project Management that Prof. Selvaraj Vadivelu offers. The references are mentioned in the bottom of this page and in relevant places in the various pages.
Topics
- Introduction to Project Management
- Global Project Management
- An overview of IT Project Management
- Introduction to Agile Methodologies
- Project Management Process Groups
- Project Integration Management
- Scope Management
- Earned Value Management
- Schedule Management
- Cost Management (including Cost Estimation)
- Quality Management
- Human Resources Management
- Stakeholder Management
- Risk Management
- Project Management Tools and Techniques
- IT Project Management Best Practices
References
Information Technology Project Management, 4ed, ISV, Jack T. Marchewka, ISBN: 9788126543946.
Schwalbe, K. (2016). Information technology project management. Cengage Learning.
Agile Methods: Reference material
Challenges in Project Management
- Jack Ganssle’s Top Ten reasons why embedded projects get into trouble. ‘Unrealistic schedule’ tops his list
- Challenges in Agile Product Development
Few Project Management Case Studies
- Sridhar, V., & Vadivelu, S. (2020). Satellite phone development through an off-shore, outsourcing partnership: Client and vendor experiences. Journal of Information Technology Teaching Cases, 2043886920951199
- Sridhar, V., & Vadivelu, S. (2017). Management of an outsourced satellite phone development project: Sasken’s experience. Journal of Information Technology Teaching Cases, 7(2), 114-121.
- Sridhar, V., & Vadivelu, S. (2011). Challenges in Developing Products for an Advanced Mobile Market: Sasken’s Experience. Asia Case Research Centre, University of Hong Kong, Case Reference, (09/459C). HBR case.
Dr. Selvaraj Vadivelu 