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Mastering Project Management
This courseware was created to bridge the gap between theory and application in project management. Most textbooks focus on the theory of project management, providing methodologies and / or out-of-date examples.
However, most project management roles require selecting the optimal methodology for the situation, as well as understanding how to apply the methodology. This courseware will provide an in-depth understanding of methodologies, applications, and the skills needed to be a successful project manager.
Combine real-world application and methodologies with the brand new Project Management Courseware
Table of Contents
- Chapter 1: Introduction to Project Management
- Chapter 8: Project Risk (Plan)
- Chapter 2: Role of Project Manager
- Chapter 9: Project Resources (Execute)
- Chapter 3: Project Priority and Stakeholders (Initiate)
- Chapter 10: Measuring Performance and Close Out (Monitor and Close Out)
- Chapter 4: Project Setup (Initiate)
- Chapter 11: International Project Management
- Chapter 5: Company Culture (Plan)
- Chapter 12: Technology and Project Management
- Chapter 6: Budgets, Estimates, and Contracts (Plan)
- Chapter 13: Case Studies and Tying It Together
- Chapter 7: Schedule (Plan)
Keeping Content Current
The media and materials included with the "Project Management" courseware make it an in-depth teaching tool. The content is updated yearly so you can be sure you’re teaching up-to-date principles.
Support for Students
The Stukent Support Team simplifies the learning process for students and educators. Anyone who uses Stukent courseware automatically has access to Stukent's support team to answer any courseware and technical inquiries.
Topics Covered in the Courseware
- Information on multiple job options related to aspects of project management
- Information on certifications from Project Management Institute
- Managing large and small projects
- Traditional, agile, Lean, and Six Sigma styles
- Project ranking methods
- Stakeholders
- Technology and software
- Project charter
- Project overview and timeline
- Risk management
- Skills needed by a project manager
- Organizational culture
- Mintzberg’s management theory
- Reporting structures
- Work breakdown structure
- Network diagram
- Outsourcing and subcontracting
- Resource leveling
Includes 100+ classroom resources
About the Author
Danaka Porter, M. ENG.
Danaka obtained her Master of Engineering from MIT in systems and supply chain — which is just a fancy way of saying algorithm writing and process optimization. She is a partner at iota consulting, a management consulting firm, where she works in supply chain, project management, and data analytics in heavy manufacturing and technology.
Her work often includes ensuring the Navy and Coast Guard vessels have the correct gear, writing predictive algorithms for oil and gas companies, or optimizing the supply chain of a global mine. Danaka is also a sessional lecturer at the Dhillon School of Business, where she teaches supply chain and project management.
Danaka is a cofounder and the COO of VitaNova Tech, a fertility company. She wrote the algorithms to better match surrogates and egg donors with intended parents.
Additionally, Danaka is completing her Ph.D. in cardiology at the Cumming School of Medicine, where she is using machine learning to help predict sudden cardiac death (SCD) by rewriting the algorithms used to find certain markers. Danaka sits on the Training and Education committee for the Cardiac Arrhythmia Network of Canada, where she educates Ph.D.s, trainees, doctors, and health care workers in implementing and using technology in cardiac care.
She also sits on the board of motionball, a national fundraising committee dedicated to raising money for the Special Olympics. She looks after a variety of animals as an animal foster parent for her local Humane Society. Danaka routinely mentors high school and university students, helping them to find their passions. She is also an educational counselor with MIT, where she works with admissions to find the best applicants that align with MIT’s mission. She is a certified coach and helps those she works with to achieve their goals and dreams
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