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Course Informatiion
OPRE E6271.PJM
Projecct Overview an
nd Strategic & Process
P Manag
gement
Fall 20
010

Profeessor Contactt Information

Dr. Laarry Chasteen chasteen@utd
dallas.edu
Dr. Su
ue Freedman suefreedman@
@utdallas.edu
Dr. John Robinson johnt1840@yyahoo.com
Dr. Daavid Springate spring8@utdallas.edu
Mr. Jaames Szot jimszot@utdaallas.edu (instrructor of recordd)

ointment – pleease email to schedule

Officee hours by appo s

Course Pre-requisites, Co-req

quisites, and/or Other Resstrictions
None

Course Descriptio on
This course
c introdu
uces the projeect lifecycle, typical
t projecct managemennt processes, leadership annd
teaming in project managementt, the relevancce of businesss process anallysis, strategicc alignment oof
projeccts, and financial consideraations in projeect selection.

Studeent Learning g Objectives/O Outcomes

Studeents will demoonstrate the abbility to:
 Assess thee applicability y of generally recognized sstandards for tthe project m management
profession
n to their practtice of projectt managemennt
 Apply business process improvemen nt techniques to a business process
 Assess pro oject contributtion to busineess strategy, ppurpose and pplan
 Consider financial
f contrribution of pootential projeccts in the conntext of strateggic business
alignment and project selection

Requuired Textboo oks and Materials

Textbooks:
Project Maanagement Innstitute. (2008
8). A Guide too the Project M
Management Body of
Knowledgee, 4th ed. New
wton Square, PA:
P Project M Management IInstitute. ISB
BN 978-1-
933890-511-7
Readiings and Casees:
Lines, Micchael, Learnin
ng the Lesson
ns of Apollo 1 3
Chasteen, Larry, A Long
gitudinal Loo
ok at Texas Innstruments
Case: Inveestment Analyysis and Lockh
heed Tri Star
Case: Diam T Merseysidde Project
mond Chemiccals Plc (A): The

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Suppllemental Courrse Materialss:
Diamond Chemicals
C (A
A) Student Sprreadsheet.xlsm
m

GPC Sheets on Decemb

ber 31.pdf

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Assignments & Academic
A Calen
ndar

T
Title / Date Descripttion Objective
es (Students will bee able to…) Assignme
ents
Introduction to Proje
ect This module introduces you to o  Describe the purpose and sttructure of the Projeect Be prepared to discuss your
M
Management Progrram the project management Managem ment Core phase of the MS/MBA experience w
working on projects
graduate program
p and explorres program
Individual As
ssignment
S
September 16 AM the lifecycle and processes off  Describe the project lifecycle e and the core
project management. PMBOK Rele evance. Submit on
processes s of project manage ement
Blackboard b
by 11:59 PM, Saturrday,
M
Mr. James Szot  Assess th he applicability of ge
enerally recognizedd October 2, 2
2010. (40 points)
The assign
nment asks you to standards s for the project maanagement professiion
assess the
e applicability of PM
MI’s to their prractice of project management
A Guide to
o the Project
Manageme ent Body of
Knowledgee to your practice of
project management.

Introduction to Team
ming These mod dules introduce pro
oject  Discuss thhe breadth and com mplexity of the Be prepared to discuss your
a
and Leadership 1-33 leadership and teaming and set
s leadershipp roles and respons sibilities in project experiences w with:
the stage for
f using the team managem ment  Leading an nd being led
S
September 16 PM experiencee in the program assa  Identify an
nd articulate assummptions and goals  Participatin
ng on and leading te
eams
S
September 17 AM learning re
esource for the regarding leadership and tea ams  Adapting too a changing world
S
September 17 PM developme ent of the leadership  Conduct complex
c project ma
anagement related  Project management processes
skills needed as project, program decision-mmaking in a team environment and roles
D
Dr. Sue Freedman and enterpprise level managerrs  Review th he relationship betw
ween the PMI Projeect
and leaderrs. Managem ment Professional co ompetencies and
their own skills and aspiratio
ons

Introduction to Busiiness This module explores the  Describe the concepts of bussiness process andd Read:
P
Process Manageme ent concepts of o modern business s business process design  Lines, Mich
hael, Learning the
activity from
m the perspective of
o  Demonstrrate the use of the fundamental
f tools oof Lessons off Apollo 13
S
September 18, AM general business processes. process analysis
a
Topics include the applicationn of  Process mapping In-class exerccises
D
Dr. John Robinson process an nalysis and process
s  Process flow chart develoopment
redesign to ools. A case example  Apply the tools and techniqu
ues to real businesss
employing learning as a proce ess nd process
activity an
is discusse ed.  Describe organization learning as a business
process

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Introduction to Busiiness Projects arre often used to  Describe the necessary and sufficient conditionns Read:
S
Strategy implement an organization’s for develo
oping effective corp
porate strategy  Chasteen, Larry, A longitudina
al
strategic plan. This module Look at Texxas Instruments
S
September 18, PM introduces the concepts of
corporate strategy
s and strateg
gic In-class exerccises
D
Dr. Larry Chasteen planning to
o provide context fo
or - Strategic Analysis
consideringg the business - Strategy Implementation
relevance ofo projects - Strategy Formulation

C
Creating Value with
h Financial value
v is one criteria  Assess prroject contribution to
t financial goals byy Look over:
Investments used when n selecting projects. considerin
ng: GPC Sheets on December 31.p
pptx
This module introduces financ cial  Internall rate of return  “GPC Balance Sheet on Decemb ber 31”
O
October 14 AM & PM
P tools usefu
ul in the manageme ent  Net present value  “GPC Incomme Statement for Yearr
Ending 2xx1
1”
of projects  Paybacck
D
Dr. David Springate
e  “GPC Cash Flow Statement, For the
 Econommic value added g Dec 31, 2xx0”
Year Ending
 Market value added
Then read:
 Creating Va
alue with Investments
 Investmentt Analysis and Lockkheed
Tri-Star
 Diamond CChemicals (A) Case e

mond Chemical Casse,

For the Diam
consider the following questionss:
1. What cash flows are relevant in n the
analysis? Modify the spreadsheet
assumptio ons as needed before e you
come to cclass.
2. What are the sensitivities in the e value
analysis? What is important to
estimate ccorrectly? Can it be d done?
(Again, seensitivity analysis is e
easy
with this m
model).
3. Would you adopt the project ass
proposed? Why or why not?

Individual As
ssignment
Investment analysis. Submit onn
Blackboard b
by 11:59 PM, Saturrday,
October 30, 2010. (40 points)

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Grad
ding Policy
Your grade
g for OPRE6271 consistss of two graded d assignments and credit for in-class particiipation. You
will eaarn 20 points foor class particip
pation if you attend
a all sessioons, actively paarticipate in alll activities andd
contribbute to discusssions. Each module session iss equally weighhted with a maxximum particippation score off
2.5 po
oints. Failing to
o attend will ressult in a score of zero for thatt session. A score between zeero and 2.5 maay
be awaarded for inadeequate participation in a sessiion you do atteend.

Graded assignments should be postted to BlackBo

oard by midnigght of the day listed. If you doo not find a linnk,
e-maill Dave Wurmsttein [wurm@uutdallas.edu] an
nd Debbie Sam
mac [debbie@uutdallas.edu] for assistance.

Assignments
A s Percenta ge Typpe Duee Date
PMBOK Relevance 40% Individ
dual O
Oct. 2
Creating Vallue in Investm
ments 40% Individ
dual Occt. 30
Class Participation 20% Individ
dual

Techn
nical Supporrt

For assistan
nce with BlackB
Board, Adobe Connect, and oother Project M
Management Prrogram
technology issues, e-mail Dave Wurmsteein [wurm@uttdallas.edu] andd Debbie Samaac
[debbie@uttdallas.edu].

If you experience any prob blems with youur UTD accounnt you may sennd an email to
assist@utdaallas.edu or calll the UTD Commputer Helpdeesk at 972-883--2911. Do nott contact the
UTD Comp puter Helpdessk for question ns about or prroblems with B Blackboard or Adobe
Connect. They
T cannot hellp you – these products are suupported by thhe Project Manaagement
Program.

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 Univeersity Policiees

Studeent Conduct & Disciplinee

The Univerrsity of Texas System

S and The University off Texas at Dalllas have rules aand regulationss
for the ordeerly and efficien
nt conduct of their
t business. It is the respoonsibility of eacch student and
each studennt organization to be knowled dgeable about tthe rules and reegulations whicch govern
student connduct and activiities. General information
i onn student conduuct and discipliine is containedd
in the UTD printed publiccation, A to Z Guide,
G which iss provided to aall registered stuudents each
academic year.

The Univerrsity of Texas at

a Dallas admin nisters student discipline withhin the proceduures of
recognized and established due process. Procedures aree defined and ddescribed in thhe Rules and
Regulationss, Series 50000
0, Board of Reg gents, The Univversity of Texaas System, and in Title V,
Rules on Sttudent Servicess and Activitiess of the universsity’s Handboook of Operatingg
Proceduress. Copies of these rules and regulations are available to stuudents in the OOffice of the
Dean of Stuudents, where staff
s members are available too assist studennts in interpretinng the rules annd
regulations (SU 1.602, 972/883-6391) an nd online at
http://www.utdallas.edu/juudicialaffairs/U
UTDJudicialAfffairs-HOPV.hhtml

A student at the universityy neither loses the rights nor eescapes the ressponsibilities oof
citizenship. He or she is expected
e to obeey federal, statte, and local law
ws as well as th
the Regents’
Rules, university regulatioons, and admin nistrative rules.. Students are subject to disccipline for
violating thhe standards of conduct wheth her such conduuct takes place on or off camppus, or whetherr
civil or crim
minal penalties are also impossed for such coonduct.

Academic Integrity

The faculty
y expects from its students a high
h level of reesponsibility annd academic hoonesty. Because
the value off an academic degree
d depends upon the absoolute integrity of the work doone by the
student for that degree, it is imperative th
hat a student ddemonstrate a hhigh standard oof individual
honor in hiss or her scholasstic work.

Scholastic Dishonesty,
D anny student who commits an acct of scholasticc dishonesty is subject to
discipline. Scholastic
S dish
honesty includees but is not lim
mited to cheatinng, plagiarism,, collusion, thee
submission for credit of anny work or maaterials that aree attributable inn whole or in part to another
person, takiing an examinaation for anotheer person, any act designed too give unfair aadvantage to a
student or th
he attempt to commit
c such accts.

Plagiarism, especially from m the web, from portions of ppapers for otheer classes, and from any other
source is un
nacceptable and d will be dealt with under thee university’s ppolicy on plagiiarism (see
general cataalog for detailss). This coursee will use the reesources of turn
rnitin.com, whiich searches thhe
web for posssible plagiarism and is over 90%9 effective..

yright Notice
Copy

The copyrig ght law of the United

U States (Title
( 17, Uniteed States Codee) governs the mmaking of
photocopiess or other repro oductions of co opyrighted matterials, includinng music and ssoftware.
Copying, diisplaying, repro oducing, or disstributing copyyrighted works may infringe tthe copyright
owner’s rig
ghts and such in nfringement is subject to apprropriate disciplinary action aas well as
criminal pen nalties provideed by federal laaw. Usage of suuch material iss only appropriiate when that
usage consttitutes “fair usee” under the Co opyright Act. AAs a UT Dallass student, you aare required to
follow the institution’s
i copyright policy (Policy Memoorandum 84-I.33-46). For more information
about the faair use exemptiion, see http://wwww.utsystem m.edu/ogc/intelllectualpropertyy/copypol2.htm m

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Emaiil Use

The Univerrsity of Texas ata Dallas recogn nizes the valuee and efficiencyy of communiccation betweenn
faculty/staff
ff and students through electro onic mail. At thhe same time, email raises soome issues
concerning security and th he identity of each
e individuall in an email exxchange. The uuniversity
encourages all official stuudent email corrrespondence bbe sent only to a student’s U.T T. Dallas emaill
address andd that faculty annd staff consid
der email from students officiial only if it oriiginates from a
UTD studen nt account. Thiis allows the un niversity to maaintain a high ddegree of confiidence in the
identity of all
a individual corresponding
c and
a the securitty of the transmmitted informattion. UTD
furnishes eaach student witth a free email account that iss to be used in all communicaation with
university personnel.
p The Department off Information R Resources at UU.T. Dallas provvides a methodd
for studentss to have their U.T.
U Dallas maail forwarded tto other accounnts.

Withdrawal from
m Class

The administration of thiss institution hass set deadlines for withdrawaal of any collegge-level coursees.
These datess and times are published in th hat semester's course catalogg. Administratioon procedures
must be folllowed. It is thee student's resp
ponsibility to haandle withdraw
wal requiremennts from any
class. In oth
her words, I can nnot drop or withdraw
w any sttudent. You muust do the propper paperwork
to ensure th
hat you will nott receive a finaal grade of "F" in a course if yyou choose nott to attend the
class once you
y are enrolleed.

Studeent Grievancce Procedurees

Procedures for student griievances are fo

ound in Title V
V, Rules on Studdent Services aand Activities,
of the univeersity’s Handboook of Operatiing Proceduress.

In attemptin ng to resolve anny student grieevance regardinng grades, evalluations, or othher fulfillmentss
of academicc responsibility y, it is the oblig
gation of the sttudent first to m
make a serious effort to
resolve the matter with thee instructor, su upervisor, admiinistrator, or coommittee with whom the
grievance originates
o (hereeafter called “thhe respondent””). Individual ffaculty membeers retain
primary responsibility for assigning grad des and evaluaations. If the m matter cannot bee resolved at
that level, th
he grievance must
m be submittted in writing tto the respondeent with a copyy of the
respondent’’s School Dean n. If the matterr is not resolveed by the writteen response proovided by the
respondent,, the student may submit a wrritten appeal too the School Deean. If the grieevance is not
resolved by y the School Deean’s decision, the student maay make a writtten appeal to tthe Dean of
Graduate orr Undergraduatte Education, and a the deal wiill appoint and convene an Accademic
Appeals Pan nel. The decission of the Acaademic Appealss Panel is finall. The results oof the academicc
appeals process will be distributed to alll involved partiies.

Copies of th
hese rules and regulations aree available to sstudents in the Office of the D
Dean of
Students, where
w mbers are available to assist sstudents in interpreting the ruules and
staff mem
regulations..

Incom
mplete Gradee Policy

As per univversity policy, incomplete

i graades will be graanted only for w
work unavoidaably missed at
the semesteer’s end and on nly if 70% of th
he course workk has been com mpleted. An inccomplete gradee
must be resolved within eight (8) weeks from the first day of the subsequent long ssemester. If thee
required woork to completee the course an nd to remove thhe incomplete ggrade is not subbmitted by thee
specified deeadline, the inccomplete gradee is changed auutomatically to a grade of F.

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Disab
bility Servicees

The goal off Disability Serrvices is to prov

vide students w
with disabilitiees educational oopportunities
equal to tho
ose of their non
n-disabled peerrs. Disability SServices is locaated in room 1..610 in the
Student Union. Office ho ours are Mondaay and Thursdaay, 8:30 a.m. too 6:30 p.m.; Tuuesday and
Wednesday y, 8:30 a.m. to 7:30
7 p.m.; and Friday, 8:30 aa.m. to 5:30 p.m m.

The contactt information for

fo the Office of
o Disability Seervices is:
The Univerrsity of Texas at
a Dallas, SU 22
PO Box 830 0688
Richardson, Texas 75083--0688
(972) 883-22098 (voice or TTY)
disabilityservice@utdallass.edu

If you anticcipate issues rellated to the forrmat or requireements of this ccourse, please mmeet with the
Coordinatorr of Disability Services. The Coordinator iss available to ddiscuss ways too ensure your
full particip
pation in the coourse. If you deetermine that foormal, disabilitty-related accoommodations
are necessarry, it is very im
mportant that you be registereed with Disabillity Services too notify them oof
your eligibiility for reasonable accommodations. Disabbility Services can then plan how best to
coordinate your
y accommo odations.

It is the stud y his or her proofessors of the need for such aan
dent’s responsiibility to notify
accommodaation. Disability Services pro ovides studentss with letters too present to facculty members
to verify thaat the student has
h a disability y and needs acccommodations.. Individuals rrequiring speciaal
accommodaation should co ontact the profeessor after classs or during offfice hours.

Religious Holy Da
ays

The Univerrsity of Texas at

a Dallas will excuse
e a studeent from class or other requirred activities fo
for
the travel to and observaance of a religiious holy day for a religionn whose placess of worship aare
exempt fromm property tax under Sectionn 11.20, Tax Coode, Texas Codde Annotated.

The studentt is encouragedd to notify the instructor or acctivity sponsorr as soon as poossible regardinng
the absencee, preferably in
n advance of thhe assignment. The student, so excused, wiill be allowed to
take the exxam or compleete the assignm ment within a reasonable tim me after the abbsence: a periood
equal to thee length of thee absence, up to a maximum m of one weekk. A student w who notifies thhe
instructor and completes any
a missed exaam or assignm ment may not be penalized forr the absence. A
student who plete the exam or assignmentt within the prrescribed period may receivee a
o fails to comp
failing grad
de for that exam
m or assignmen nt.

If a studentt or an instrucctor disagrees about the natuure of the abssence [i.e., forr the purpose oof
observing a religious holy y day] or if there is similar ddisagreement aabout whetherr the student haas
been given a reasonable time to comp plete any miss ed assignmentts or examinattions, either thhe
student or the
t instructor may
m request a ruling
r from thee chief executivve officer of thhe institution, oor
his or her designee.
d The chief
c executivee officer or dessignee must taake into accounnt the legislativve
intent of TEEC 51.911(b),, and the studeent and instrucctor will abidee by the decision of the chief
executive officer or designnee.

Th
hese descriptiions and timeelines are sub
bject to changge at the disccretion of the Professor.

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