Lead Global Digital Projects

Course introduction (day 1)

Class Discussion (day 2) – Intro to PM
https://www.projectengineer.net/project-management-101/
https://www.projectengineer.net/the-10-pmbok-knowledge-areas/

Videos (day 2) – Project Management Foundations (2016)
– Introduction
– Getting to Know Project Management
– Exploring Project Management Knowledge Areas

Web Research (day 2)

• What percentage of IT projects are successful?
• Why do projects fail? (find 3 reasons)
• What are some of the most important attributes of a successful project manager?
• What is an “alpha” project manager?
• What is the triple constraint?

NO CLASS ON FRIDAY AUGUST 30

9/4, 9/6,  9/9 

Class Discussion (day 1) – Initiating & Planning Phases
https://www.pmi.org/learning/library/work-breakdown-structure-basics-5919
https://www.pmi.org/learning/library/stakeholder-management-task-project-success-7736

Web Research (day 1)

• Who is the PMI, what is a PMP and what is PMBOK?
• What is a “stakeholder”?
• What is a “stakeholder register” 
• What is a “stakeholder management strategy”?
• What do you find in a project charter?
• What is a “kick-off meeting” for a project?   

Class Discussion (day 2) – Identifying the work to be done and be ready to communicate
https://www.projectengineer.net/project-management-plan-the-12-core-components/
https://www.pmi.org/learning/library/effective-communication-better-project-management-6480
https://www.teamgantt.com/blog/project-management-communication-plan

Videos (day 2)- Project Management Foundations (2016)
– First Things First
– Developing a Project Plan

Web Research (day 2)

• What is a “deliverable”?                                                 
• What is the “project scope” and “scope statement?
• What is “scope creep”?
• What is “scope management”?
• What is “scope verification”?                                       
• What is “change control”?                             

Project / Teams assigned on Day 3

Change Leadership (day 3)
– After reading the introduction chapter, The Heart of Change, come to class prepared to compare and contrast the difference in the techniques and the relative strengths/weaknesses of See-Feel-Change vs. Analysis-Think-Change.
– Come to class prepared to discuss at a very high level the eight steps of successful large-scale change.
We will also reserve time for client interview (project week 3-10)

9/11,  9/13, 9/16

Class Discussion (day 1) – Building a schedule and setting a project profile
https://www.smartsheet.com/definitive-guide-project-scheduling
https://www.pmi.org/learning/library/schedule-101-basic-best-practices-6701

Videos (day 1)- Project Management Foundations (2016)
– Building a Project Schedule
– While You Run the Project

Web Research (day 1)
– What is “sequencing activities”?
– What are “dependencies” between activities?
– What is “critical path analysis”?
– What is a “project milestone”?
– What is a “buffer”?
– What is “Murphy’s Law”?
– What is “Parkinson’s Law”?
– What is “critical chain scheduling”?                              

Studio (day 2) : 
– Bring a draft of your project charter and start your draft WBS (high level)

Change Leadership (day 3)
Kotter – Chapter 1 : Increase Urgency
– Getting the Boss’ Approval
– The Videotape of the Angry Customer
– When Alligators are Nipping at Your Heels
– Gloves on the Boardroom Table
– The CEO Portrait Gallery

• Prepare a brief PowerPoint presentation (2-5 slides) for your 3 favorite short stories. The first slide will “tell the story”. The following slide(s) will include key lessons learned the reader should take away from the case and how it relates to your current project.
• Students will be selected at random to lead the class discussion on one of these short stories and will use this slide deck to add structure to their discussion.

9/18,  9/20, 9/23

Studio (day 1)
– Create your Schedule (tasks and milestones)

Class Discussion (day 2) – Building a Team for your project
https://www.thebalancecareers.com/how-to-build-a-high-performance-project-team-3996873

Video (day 2)- Project Management Foundations (2016)
– Working with Teams

Web Research (day 2)

• What is the difference between “intrinsic” and “extrinsic” motivation?
• What is Maslow’s Hierarchy of needs?
• What are Herzberg’s “hygiene factors” and “motivators”?
• What does it mean to be an “empathetic listener”?
• What is the “Tuckman model of team development”? 
• What is a RACI chart?
• What is “over allocation”?

Change Leadership (day 3)
Kotter – Chapter 2 : Build the Guiding Team
– The Blues versus the Greens
– The New and More Diverse Team
– General Mollo and I were Floating in the Water
– Meetings Down Under

• Prepare a brief PowerPoint presentation (2-5 slides) for your 3 favorite short stories. The first slide will “tell the story”. The following slide(s) will include key lessons learned the reader should take away from the case and how it relates to your current project.
• Students will be selected at random to lead the class discussion on one of these short stories and will use this slide deck to add structure to their discussion.

Studio (day 1)
– Bring a draft of your communication plan  and  stakeholders register to class

Change Leadership: (day 2)
Kotter – Chapter 3 : Get the Vision Right
– Painting Pictures of the Future
– Cost Versus Service
– The Plane Will Not Move!
– The Body in the Living Room

First Assignment due : by end of day September 27 (day 2)

Studio (day 3)
– Bring a draft of your RACI chart. Start building your website.

Class Discussion (day 1) 
– Review for Exam

Exam 1 (day 2) : October 4, week 1-5 material

Class Discussion (day 3) – Assigning Resources to tasks, Setting up Budget and establishing your change management process

https://www.greycampus.com/opencampus/project-management-professional/cost-management-overview
https://www.cio.com/article/2406862/project-management-project-management-4-ways-to-manage-your-budget.html
https://pma.doit.wisc.edu/plan/3-4/what.html (review 3 tabs: what is it? How to? Templates)

Web Research (day 3)
– What is “effort-driven” scheduling?
– What is a “cost” and how is it typically measured?
– What are “tangible costs/benefits” vs. “intangible costs/benefits”?

Class Discussion (day 1) – Risk Management
https://www.pmi.org/learning/library/risk-analysis-project-management-7070

Web Research (day 1)
– What is “project risk management”?
– What are “known risks” vs. “unknown risks”?
– What are “contingencies”, “fallback plans”, and “contingency reserves”?
– Where are most of the risks associated with IT projects?
– What is a “risk register” and what does it contain?
– What is “qualitative risk assessment”?
– What is “quantitative risk assessment”?
– What are the four major risk response strategies?

Studio (day 2)
– Come to class with a draft of your risk register and change management plan

Change Leadership (day 3)
– Kotter – Chapter 4 : Communicate for Buy-In
– Preparing for Q&A
– My Portal
– Nuking the Executive Floor
– The Screen Saver

Studio (day 1)
– Bring a draft of your Budget to class

CLASS CANCELLED ON FRIDAY OCTOBER 18

Class Discussion (day 3) – Fine-Tuning Plan, Tracking & Correcting Project Performance
https://www.greycampus.com/blog/project-management/fast-tracking-vs-crashing-key-techniques-for-project-schedule-compression
https://training-nyc.com/learn/pmp-certification/baseline
https://www.pmi.org/learning/library/earned-value-management-systems-analysis-8026

10/23,  10/25,  10/28

Studio (day 1)
– Bring your final Schedule and final budget to class and be ready to present. We will also discuss the scorecard.

Class Discussion (day 2,3) – Managing conflict, reporting on project and closing a project
https://www.pmi.org/learning/library/preparing-reports-project-reporting-management-6189

Videos (day 2)- Project Management Foundations (2016)
– Monitoring and Controlling Progress and Performance
– Closing a Project
– Conclusion

Web Research (day 2) 
– Is conflict within your project a good thing or a bad thing?
– What are the pros/cons of the following 5 conflict handling modes:
   1 – Compromise
   2 – Smoothing
   3 – Forcing
   4 – Withdrawal
   5- Collaboration
– What are some of the different methods of communicating the status of a project?  Are some better/worse than others?

Studio (day 1)
Create your status report format and work on your Closing documents

Change Leadership (day 2) & Review Exam 2
Kotter – Chapter 5 : Empower Action
– Retooling the Boss
– The Worldwide Competition
– I Survived, So You Can To-
– Making Movies on the Factory Floor
– Harold and Lidia
and Review for Exam #2

Second Assignment due : by end of day November 1 (day 2)

Exam #2 (day 3) : November 4, week 6-10 material

Assignment #2 due by EOD 11/1

Website completed and ready for review by 11/1

Class Discussion (day 1) – Introduction to Agile
https://www.infoworld.com/article/3237508/what-is-agile-methodology-modern-software-development-explained.html
http://www.differencebetween.net/technology/software-technology/difference-between-agile-and-waterfal/

Videos (day 1) 

Web Research (day 1): 

• What are the “Agile Principles”?
• What is the “Agile Manifesto”?

Change Leadership (day 2)
Kotter – Chapter 6 : Create Short-Term Wins
– The List on the Bulletin Boards
– Creating the New Navy
– The Senator Owned a Trucking Company
– Hoopla

Class Discussion (day 3) – SCRUM Intro
https://www.scrum.org/resources/what-is-scrum
https://www.scrum-institute.org/Scrum_Roles_The_Scrum_Team.php
https://www.lucidchart.com/blog/product-owner-roles-and-responsibilities
https://www.knowledgehut.com/tutorials/scrum-tutorial/scrum-framework

Web Research (day 3): 

• What are the advantages of a Scrum Team? 

Class Discussion (day 1) – SCRUM Framework
https://agilevelocity.com/agile-tools/story-mapping-101/
https://www.scrum.org/resources/blog/10-tips-product-owners-product-backlog-management

Web Research (day 1) 

• What is a product vision in Agile/Scrum?
• What are the different methods of Agile Estimation?                                                                                                  

Studio (day 2) – Product Vision, Story MAP and Product Backlog

Change Leadership (day 3)
Kotter – Chapter 7 : Don’t Let Up
– PE Ratios
– The Merchant of Fear
– Reducing Twenty-Five Pages to Two
– The Street

Class Discussion (day 1) – SCRUM Events
https://www.scrumguides.org/scrum-guide.html#events

Web Research (day 1) 

• What is a burndown chart in Agile/Scrum?
• What is a spike story?

CLASS CANCELLED ON FRIDAY NOVEMBER 22 (day 2)

Studio (day 3)
– Assignment #3: Sprint presentations (part 1)

Studio (day 1)
– Assignment #3: Sprint presentations (part 2)

Change Leadership (day 2)
Kotter – Chapter 8 : Make Change Stick
– The Boss Went to Switzerland
– The Path to the Patient
– Promoting the Thirty-Something
– The Home Mortgage

AND Review for exam #3

Exam #3 (day 3) : December 9

Team feedback due by end of day 12/6