Students will gain experience in the entire process of working 
with clients to plan and develop solutions for business or 
other problems and create a digital, networked application to 
implement the solution. Students will learn to work in a team 
to consult with a client and design and provide a solution.  
They will learn to understand, appreciate, and deal with the 
realities of project management and project work, and they will 
gain experience utilizing the knowledge from courses in 
database management, internet programming, systems analysis, 
and project management as they create their digital, networked 
solution.

Upon successful completion of this course, students will be 
able to:

Identify the business need, complete a feasibility study, define
the project scope, negotiate conditions, create a project
charter, and achieve approval of a project objectives and
deliverables;

Analyze risks and create a risk management plan;

Prepare a detailed plan including a project schedule, resource
chart, and budget;

Apply project management techniques for planning and estimating
and use an advanced project management technology;

Execute work, e.g., enable communication, coordinate work 
groups,
manage stakeholders, deliver progress reports, manage trade-
offs between scope, cost, and time;

Build leadership and effectively manage IS project teams;

Test system, test user acceptance, conduct training, develop
system documentation, and create final project-related business
recommendations e.g., consulting report.