CENTER FOR APPLIED INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

TOWSON UNIVERSITY

AIT 630: Information Technology Project Management

Credit Hours: 3

Prerequisite: AIT 628 or equivalent

Course Description: Tools and techniques for the successful management of information technology projects. Topics include project selection and approval, planning, estimation techniques, scheduling methods, budgeting, IT project organizations, and project control and assessment.

Course Objectives: Upon completion of this course students should:

Understand the process of IT proposal development;

Be familiar with project selection process;

Understand the scope of project management tasks;

Be able to estimate and allocate resources to various aspects of a project; and

Understand project implementation process.