PROJECT MANAGEMENT

TBS415

Course Code: TBS415
Semester: -
Theory+Practice: 3 + 0
ECTS: 5

Course Type

Elective Course

Course Level

Bachelor's Degree

Year of Study

Semester

ECTS

Name of Lecturer(s)

Professor Murat Paşa Uysal

Learning Outcomes

At the end of this course, the students;

Understand the principles and basic concepts of traditional, agile, and Scrum project management frameworks.
Acquire the concepts, knowledge, and skills related to the project life cycle in the Scrum project management framework (SPMF).
Gain fundamental knowledge and skills regarding project roles in SPMF and apply the requirements of these roles throughout project management.
Identify and define project needs using user story, product backlog, and product backlog items techniques.
Will be able to apply sprint planning, sprint review, sprint retrospective, and daily Scrum activities in line with SPMF.
Know and apply estimation methods and techniques in software projects and SPMF.
Understand and apply risk management methods and techniques in software projects and SPMF.
Understand and apply quality management methods and techniques in software projects and SPMF.
Will be able to develop a software project in accordance with SPMF.

Mode of Delivery

Face to face

Prerequisites

Recommended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Description

This course aims to provide a perspective on managing information systems applications using project management principles and methodologies. Topics such as project management processes, scope, time, cost, resource, quality, human resources, risk, and procurement management are covered with the support of commonly used project management software.

Course Contents

WEEK	TOPICS
1^st Week	Introduction to the course and presentation of objectives
2^nd Week	Identifying project needs
3^rd Week	Sprint processes and applications
4^th Week	Roles and responsibilities in Scrum project management
5^th Week	Planning levels in Scrum project management
6^th Week	Estimation methods in Scrum project management
7^th Week	Product backlog estimates, task estimates
8^th Week	Midterm exam
9^th Week	SPMF project management life cycle
10^th Week	Risk management in software projects and SPMF
11^th Week	Quality management in software projects and SPMF
12^th Week	Evaluation of the term project, project presentations, and reports
13^th Week	Evaluation of the term project, project presentations, and reports
14^th Week	General review

Recommended or Required Reading

Rubin, K. S. (2013). Essential Scrum: A practical guide to the most popular agile process. Pearson Education.

Viscardi, S. (2013). The professional Scrum master's handbook. Packt Publishing.

McKenna, D. (2016). The art of Scrum: How Scrum masters bind dev teams and unleash agility. CA Technologies.

Stellman, A., & Greene, J. (2015). Learning Agile: Understanding Scrum, XP, Lean, and Kanban. O'Reilly Media.

Hundhausen, R. (2012). Professional Scrum development with Microsoft Visual Studio. Microsoft Press.

Sutherland, J. (2014). Scrum: The art of doing twice the work in half the time. Crown Business.

Cadle, J., & Yeates, D. (2008). Project management for information systems (5th ed.). Pearson Education Limited.

Project Management Institute. (2021). A guide to the project management body of knowledge (7th ed.). USA.

Meredith, J. R., & Mantel, S. J. (2011). Project management: A managerial approach (8th ed.). Pearson Education Limited.

Larson, E. W., & Gray, F. C. (2011). Project management: The managerial process (5th ed.). McGraw-Hill.

Brandon, D. (2006). Project management for modern information systems. IRM Press.

Pressman, R. S. (2005). Software engineering: A practitioner's approach (6th ed.). McGraw-Hill.

Sommerville, I. (2004). Software engineering (7th ed.). Pearson Addison Wesley.

IEEE/EIA 12207. (2017). Standard for information technology: Software life cycle processes.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture
Questions/Answers
Project

Assessment Methods and Criteria

	Quantity	Percentage (%)
Mid-term	1	40
Project	1	20
Other	1	10
Total(%)		70
Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%)		70
Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%)		30
Total(%)		100

ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload

Activities	Quantity	Duration (Hour)	Total Workload (Hour)
Midterm exam	1	1.5	1.5
Preparation for Quiz
Individual or group work	14	1	14
Preparation for Final exam	1	22	22
Course hours	13	2	26
Preparation for Midterm exam	1	14	14
Laboratory (including preparation)	13	1	13
Final exam	1	1.5	1.5
Homework
Presentation (including preperation)	1	10	10
Project	1	24	24
Report writing	1	23	23
Total Work Load			149
Total Work Load / 30 (h)			4.96
ECTS Credit of the Course			5

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Work Placement(s)

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