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Project Management Strategy

MIS 5160
Closed
Oakland University
Oakland University
Rochester, Michigan, United States
Ahmad Sobhani
Assistant Professor
1
Timeline
  • September 14, 2017
    Experience start
  • September 29, 2017
    Project Scope Meeting
  • December 15, 2017
    Experience end
Experience
3 projects wanted
Dates set by experience
Preferred companies
Anywhere
Start up, non profit, enterprise
Automotive, Government, Healthcare, Manufacturing

Experience scope

Categories
Skills
data analysis project estimation project planning risk analysis business process breakdown
Learner goals and capabilities

Masters students with Business and IT Management backgrounds will work with your organization to develop project and implementation plans for a project of your choosing.

Learners

Learners
Any level
20 learners
Project
90 hours per learner
Learners self-assign
Teams of 4
Expected outcomes and deliverables

Students will submit detailed project and implementation plans describing:

  • Project scope and objectives
  • Measurable impacts of implementing the project on your organizations
  • The optimal schedule and the resources required
  • Risk analysis results
  • Project budget.

To complete these plans, students will communicate with organization representative(s) as needed to complete project tasks. At the end, the work of each group will be presented in a +10-page document, accompanied by a 20-minute presentation. Organization representative(s) are invited to attend presentations.

Project timeline
  • September 14, 2017
    Experience start
  • September 29, 2017
    Project Scope Meeting
  • December 15, 2017
    Experience end

Project Examples

Requirements

In groups of 4-5, Masters students with Business and IT Management backgrounds, will work with your organization to develop project and implementation plans for a project of your choosing.

Examples of project topics include, but are not limited to:

  • Improving business processes by implementing six sigma or lean strategies
  • Enhancing the performance of operational processes in manufacturing or healthcare systems
  • The feasibility study of a new technology adoption
  • Create scope / time / cost / risk management plans for an IT project
  • The role of technology adoption in the successful implementation of continuous improvement programs
  • Develop a new commercial website
  • Implementing a small construction project

Additional company criteria

Companies must answer the following questions to submit a match request to this experience:

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