MSOM 641 - Managing a Project Schedule and Budget

(3 hours) This course addresses techniques and tools for planning, performing and controlling a project in order to accomplish a project objective successfully. Students will use concepts from the Project Management Institute’s (PMI) A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK® Guide) and other resources to develop a project schedule, estimate cost, and develop a budget. In addition, students will become familiar with managing a project schedule and cost using Microsoft Project. In this course the student will learn to write a proper scope document, plan activities, schedule resources, apply basic project account and financial terms and control impacts brought on by schedule and cost changes.