IS PROJECT MANAGEMENT

Année du cours : 1 année(s)

Etablissement : IÉSEG School of Management

Langue : English

Période : S2

The ability to learn and contribute orally in English.
The ability to reflect on the learning goals of different activities in class.
The ability to learn by doing.
The ability to use personal productivity tools (e.g. Word processors, Spreadsheets).

At the end of the course, the students should be able to:

1. Understand different knowledge areas associated with project management
2. Describe the main processes in areas of scope, time, and cost management
3. Appreciate the specificities of IS projects and how they are different from classical projects
4. Understand the difference between Waterfall and Agile methodologies for management of IS projects
5. Identify the conditions under which each methodology is more useful
6. Appreciate the philosophy and principles of Agile project management
7. Identify different components of the Scrum method of agile project management
8. Have the experience of contributing to a Scrum project while playing different team roles
9. Apply the Scrum method in practice

This course provides students with the basic principles of project management with a focus on Agile project management and the Scrum method. Through a curated mix of lectures, activities/games, case studies, and group projects, students will experience the raison d’être and the utility of the principles of agile project management but will also learn in practice how to manage a project with agility using the Scrum method.