BCPT 239 - Project Management and Microsoft Project

In today’s constantly changing business environment, organizations must deal with organizational challenges, resource constraints, growing complexity and increased risks which increase the urgency of adopting efficient and effective methods for managing projects. This introductory course focuses on the fundamental principles of project management.

You will examine basic project management practices for defining the scope of a project, planning the project, executing the project with an effective project team, and successfully completing the project to the customer’s satisfaction. You will then apply the project management theory using a popular computer-based tool. Special emphasis will be given to proper planning and management of a project using Microsoft Project.

Equivalencies: BCPT 239 is equivalent to BCPT 174 plus BCPT 175 plus PROJ 150. You will use MS Project 2013 and Excel (either 2010 or 2013) in the course for an assignment.

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Additional Requisite Information:

• We recommend students are comfortable with computers.
• The textbook is supplied by SAIT.