The student will understand the basics of project management including the importance and interrelationship of all the components. The mission is to help organizations achieve their project objectives and objectives of scope, quality, budget, and schedule within the context of the natural, social and political environment in which the project is being developed.

This course presents the specific concepts, techniques and tools for managing projects effectively. The use of this course is to inform professionals in science of directing and coordinating human, equipment, material, and financial resources to develop a project in a way that they could give maximum attention to project details in the most cost- effective way possible while maintaining a broad perspective of the project. The role of the project manager as team leader is examined, together with important techniques for controlling cost, schedules and performance parameters. The course includes several topics related to project management techniques from project conceptualization to turnover. The fundamentals of project management is pointed in detail including: overview and concepts of project management (principles, body of knowledge, strategies); planning successful projects (defining, specifying, delivery options, scheduling, budgeting); implementing (organizing the team, work assignments, team building, effective leadership); executing (performance measurement, maintaining the schedule, adjustments/mid-course corrections, record keeping, status reporting, communications, managing conflict, time management); and closeout (performance measurement, maintaining the schedule, adjustments/mid-course corrections, record keeping, status reporting, communications, managing conflict, time management).