INFS 724 Project and Change Management

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INFS 724 Project and Change Management

• Amit Deokar, Ph.D.

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Course introduction
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Outline

• Introductions
• Course basics, administrative items

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My Background

• Undergraduate and graduate degrees in mechanical
  engineering, systems and industrial engineering,
  and management information systems
• Experience process engineer, consultant
• Research interests Decision support in a variety
  of application domains including software
  engineering and project management. Business
  process management/workflow systems,
  collaboration systems/groupware systems (GSS)
• Hobbies playing strategy games like Age of
  Empires (AOE), chess, etc, playing cricket,
  tennis
• Family keeping me busy when not working ?

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Your Background

• Name
• Day Job or Equivalent
• Years at DSU
• Concentration
• Educational background
• Industry experience
• Hobbies and activities
• Please introduce yourself to the class online
• WebCT Student information

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Course web site and syllabus

• Class web sites
• http//webct.dsu.edu
• Syllabus review
• Grades
• Exams
• Assignments
• Project
• Class participation
• Outline

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Textbooks and readings

• Required texts
• Information Technology Project Management,
  Kathy Schwalbe
• Recommended reading
• Software Project Management Readings and
  Cases, Chris Kemerer
• Rapid Development, Steve McConnell
• Quality Software Project Management, D. Shafer
• Software Project Survival Guide, Steve
  McConnell
• Peopleware, T. DeMarco and T. Lister

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Project and Change Management?

• Project
• Management

Change