Information Technology Project Management

This capstone course is the integrative culmination of the program. Working in small, cross-functional teams under faculty supervision, students originate a product idea and develop it into a functional IT solution using agile delivery practices, including backlog management, sprint cycles, and continuous improvement. Teams apply AI tools both to accelerate the development of their solutions and to support project management workstreams, such as risk identification and status reporting, while exercising the verification and professional judgment required to remain accountable for AI-assisted outputs. Teams also identify and manage the risks specific to their project and justify the suitability of their delivery approach for an early-stage product build. Throughout the course, students are evaluated on the quality of their planning, the integrity of their team's working practices, and the functional, professional quality of their final product and project artifacts.

• Hours: 56
• Credits: 4
• Pre-Requisites: MGMT8085 OR MGMT8086 OR MGMT8087
• CoRequisites:
• Estimated required text and/or learning resource costs; ​No cost.

This course develops the leadership competencies that distinguish effective IT project managers in complex, people-intensive delivery environments. Students examine their own leadership identity and build applied skills in motivating and developing project team members, coaching for performance, and navigating conflict and difficult conversations with confidence. The course addresses organizational change management as a core project leadership responsibility, equipping students to guide teams and stakeholders through the disruption that technology initiatives inevitably create. Students also develop inclusive leadership practices that enable them to lead diverse, distributed, and global IT teams effectively. Throughout the course, professional ethics and accountability are examined through the lens of real-world IT project dilemmas, preparing graduates to lead with integrity under pressure.

• Hours: 42
• Credits: 3
• Pre-Requisites:
• CoRequisites:
• Estimated required text and/or learning resource costs: Not available at this time.

This course turns AI literacy into applied project management capability. Students develop two connected competencies: using AI tools to carry out project management work, and managing the delivery of projects whose deliverable is an AI system. For the first, students work hands-on across planning, risk, requirements, stakeholder communication, and reporting, learning to direct AI tools effectively, verify their output, and remain accountable for the result rather than deferring to it. They also design and oversee lightweight automated and agentic workflows, developing the judgment to decide where automation serves the work and where human control must remain. For the second, students apply the CPMAI methodology to manage an AI project through its lifecycle, from business and data understanding to model evaluation and operationalization, in a realistic applied case.

• Hours: 56
• Credits: 4
• Pre-Requisites:
• CoRequisites:
• Estimated required text and/or learning resource costs: Not available at this time.

This course develops the risk management and structured problem-solving capabilities that IT project managers rely on to protect delivery and respond effectively when projects meet uncertainty. Students build applied proficiency in identifying, analyzing, and responding to risk across predictive, agile, and hybrid environments, with emphasis on the continuous, embedded risk practices that characterize modern IT delivery. The course examines the IT-specific risk landscape, spanning cybersecurity, integration, vendor, data, technical debt, and emerging-technology risk, and equips students to tailor their risk approach to a project's delivery model and risk profile. Students then develop the analytical and decision-making skills to diagnose problems at their root, make sound decisions with incomplete information, and coordinate responses to impediments and incidents that arise in iterative delivery. Throughout, students apply industry-standard tools and structured methods to produce professional risk and problem-solving artifacts for diverse project stakeholders.

• Hours: 42
• Credits: 3
• Pre-Requisites:
• CoRequisites:
• Estimated required text and/or learning resource costs: Not available at this time.

This course develops the financial management and data analysis competencies that distinguish effective IT project managers in technology-driven organizations. Students build applied proficiency in planning and controlling project finances across predictive, agile, and hybrid delivery environments, developing the judgment to make sound investment decisions, manage cost performance, and navigate the financial realities of IT procurement and contracting. Students also develop the ability to extract meaningful insights from project data and translate them into decisions and communications that drive project outcomes. Throughout, students apply industry-standard tools to produce financial reports and performance dashboards appropriate for diverse stakeholder audiences.

• Hours: 42
• Credits: 3
• Pre-Requisites:
• CoRequisites:
• Estimated required text and/or learning resource costs: Not available at this time.

This course develops the business acumen and governance literacy that IT project managers require to operate effectively within technology-driven organizations. Students examine how organizations set and execute technology strategy, select and prioritize investments at the portfolio level, and establish the governance structures that direct and oversee technology delivery. The course addresses benefits realization, strategic sourcing, and vendor governance as organizational disciplines that shape project delivery decisions. Substantial attention is given to the compliance, ethical, and enterprise-governance obligations that technology initiatives carry, equipping graduates to identify their accountabilities and act on them with confidence. By the end of the course, students can locate a project within its strategic and governance context and apply that understanding to the decisions they make as project managers.

• Hours: 42
• Credits: 3
• Pre-Requisites:
• CoRequisites:
• Estimated required text and/or learning resource costs: Not available at this time.