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OPRE E 6374.PJM
Projeect Planning aand Executioon
Sprin
ng 2011


Profe essor Contacct Informatiion
Mr. Jaames Szot jimszot@uttdallas.edu ((Instructor of Record)
Mr. Lothar Katz katz@utdalllas.edu
Dr. Duuncan MacFaarlane dlm@utdallas.edu
Dr. Thhomas Sheiv ves tom.s@utdaallas.edu
Dr. Geerald Turnerr turner.g.a@
@att.net
Dr. Laaurie Ziegler ziegler@utd dallas.edu


Course Pre‐requ uisites, Co‐reequisites, annd/or Otherr Restriction ns
OPRE E 6373 Projecct Planning


Course Descriptiion
This ccourse continnues the disccussion of plaanning techn niques from O OPRE6373 aand
introdduces executtion phase prrocesses. To opics include scheduling, resource plaanning,
budgeeting, cost m
management, negotiation sskills develo pment, and rrisk managem ment.

Important note: L Learning fromm preceding courses and the OB6301 module inclluded in
sequeence with thiis course shoould be applied with learn ning from this course in tthe
comp pletion of you
ur assignmen nts.


Stude ent Learning g Objectivess/Outcomess
Studeents will demmonstrate thee ability to prrepare projecct schedules,, resource reequirements,
and bbudgets givinng considerattion to execu ution monitorring and con ntrol requirem
ments;
condu uct negotiations while beeing attentivee to the organ nvironment; and preparee
nizational en
risk m
managementt plans.


Requ uired Textbo ooks and Ma aterials
Textbbooks (purcha ased by studeent):

Heldman, K. (2009). PM MP® Project Managemen t Professiona al Exam Studyy Guide, 5th
napolis: Wiley
ed. Indian y (Sybex). IS
SBN: 978‐0‐4 470‐45558‐6 6
Larson, E. and Gray, C. (2011). Projject Managem
ment: The M
Managerial Prrocess, 5th ed..
New Yorkk: McGraw‐Hiill/Irwin. ISBN 978‐0‐07 7‐742692‐7
Roy J., Barry, Bruce and Saaunders, Davvid M. (2006)). Essentials of
Lewicki, R
Negotiatio
on, 4th ed. Neew York: McG
Graw‐Hill/Irw win. ISBN 13‐978‐00731 102764

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 Lewicki, R
R. J., Barry, B. and Saunders, D. M. (200 ation: Readin
09). Negotita ngs, Exercise,
and Cases,, 6th ed. New York: McGraaw‐Hill/Irwin n ISBN 13‐9
978‐0073530 0314
Mantel, S. J. et al. (2011). Project M 4th ed. Hoboken, NJ: John
Management iin Practice, 4
Wiley & Soons. ISBN‐13 3: 978‐0470533017
Project Maanagement Institute. (2008). A Guide to the Projecct Managemeent Body of
Knowledge, 4th ed. New
wtown Squarre, PA: Projecct Managemeent Institute.. ISBN: 978‐‐
1‐933890‐51‐7 [down nload from PMMI Standardss]
09) Practice SStandard forr Project Riskk
Project Maanagement Institute (200
Management. Newtow wn Square, PA A: Project Maanagement In nstitute. ISBN 978‐1‐
933890‐38‐8 [downlooad from PMII Standards]
Casess:

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 Assignmentts & Academic C
Calendar

Title/Date  Overview 
O Objectives Assignments 
Pro
oject Management  This module ccontinues the processs  Non‐PMPs  Non‐PMPs 
Proofessional III  of preparing for the Project  Explore PMI’s aapproach to  Read: Heldman, Chapters 4 ‐ 7 
  Management Institute’s Project   Resource P Planning 
Ind
dependent study   Management Professional  Review: Relateed material in PMBO
OK® Guide and 
 Creating thhe Project Schedule aand Budget 
  certification exam.    class lectures aand readings 
 
Jim
m Szot    PMPs  Quiz: Complette the quiz on Blackboard by 
  Students who have already earned d  Conduct a literaature search for journal articles and  11:59PM, April 17, 2011  
®
the PMP  cred dential continue  books on your ttopic of interest. Reccent peer‐reviewed   
preparing a reesearch paper on a  journal articles are preferred as theey tend to report on  PMPs 
project managgement topic of theirr  more recent research than books. C Course textbooks  Submit your draft outline and preliiminary writing 
choice.  should not be uused as a primary sou urce.  on Blackboard
d by 11:59PM, April 117, 2011  
    

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Tim
me Management  Time management establishes and d  his module you will b
As a result of th be able to:  Required Readin ng 
  project schedule by 
controls the p  Define and d sequence project activities.   Gray and Laarson 
Tom
m Sheives  considering thhe activities required   Analyze an nd refine project timee estimates.  o Chapteers 5, Estimating Project Times and 
  to produce the project’s   Develop a project network diaggram and determinee  Costs, pages 126‐155 
Maar 10 AM   deliverables, ttheir  the critical path.  o Chapteer 6, Developing a Pro oject Plan, pages 
  interdependencies, their durationss,   Develop a project schedule.  156‐1884 
and resource availability for   Identify annd implement project schedule controls. o Append dix 7.1, PERT and PERRT Simulation, 
performing thhe work.    pages 2242‐247 
   Mantel, Chaapter 5 
During this session you will   PMI, PMBO OK Guide: Chapter 6, P Project Time 
continue to de evelop your team  Management, pages 129‐164 
project plans by developing a   
project milestone plan, refining the  nments 
Individual assign
project activity list, estimating   Prepare a reeport as requested in
n Part A of the 
durations, devveloping a network  International Capital Case (Grayy and Larson, 
diagram, establishing a baseline  page 247‐24 48). Be sure to answeer all the 
schedule, and establishing a  questions  
schedule man nagement plan.   Complete th he Help Desk Projectt Schedule 
assignmentt in MS Project and an nswer the 
questions inn the assignment using a MS Word 
document
 Submit the International Capital Report 
Document, the MS Project file, aand the Schedule 
Questions DDocument via Blackboard 
Assignmentts by 11:59PM , Thurrsday, March 24, 
2011 
 
Team Assignmen nt:  
Prepare a baselinne schedule in accorddance with the 
“Team Project Pllan” assignment instructions found 
on Blackboard. PPost it and other asso
ociated 
deliverables on BBlackboard by 11:59 PM, 
Wednesday, Maay 11, 2011.   
 

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Ressource and Cost  This session fo
ocuses on determinin ng  his module you will b
As a result of th be able to:  Required Readin ng 
Maanagement  the type and aamount of resources   Describe the role of the human n resource   Gray and Laarson 
  required to peerform the project  manageme ent processes and thheir criticality for  o Chapteers 5 (already read fo or the Time 
Tom
m Sheives  tasks and ensu uring they are  achieving project success.  Managgement module) 
  available and effectively used   Estimate p project resource requuirements and  o Chapteers 8, Scheduling Resources and Costs 
Maar. 10 PM   throughout th he project life cycle.  determine e their influence on schedule  (including Appendix 8.1), paages 252‐303 
    developme ent.  o Chapteer 9, Reducing Projecct Duration, 
Teams will asssign resources to the eir   Develop a resource managemeent plan that  pages 3 304‐323 
project activities and progressivelyy  includes provisions for committting resources and   Mantel, Chaapters 4 and 6 
elaborate their project plan.  project control.   PMI, PMBO OK Guide:  
   Analyze an nd refine project costt estimates.  o Section n 6.3, Activity Resourrce Estimating, 
Cost estimatinng often occurs in   Develop a comprehensive project plan including  pages 1 141‐145 (already reaad for the Time 
conjunction wwith initial estimatingg  project controls.  Managgement  module) 
of resource reequirements.  These  o Chapteer 7, Project Cost Management, pages 
estimates are progressively  165‐18 88 
elaborated intto budgets, funding is  o Chapteer 9, Project Human R Resource 
secured, and ccosts are managed  Managgement, pages 215‐24 42 
during projectt execution.    
  Individual assignnments 
Teams will preepare detail cost   Prepare a reeport to accompany the presentation 
estimates and d a time‐phased  described inn Part B of the Intern
national Capital 
budget for theeir project.  Case (Gray aand Larson, page 305 5)  
 Complete th he Help Desk Projectt Resource and 
Cost assignm ment in accordance w with the 
instruction sheet  
 Submit both h via Blackboard Assiignments by 
11:59PM , W Wednesday, March 3 30, 2011 
 
Team Assignmen nt:  
Continuation of  the team project. Prrepare a baseline 
budget  and  h human  resource  staffing  plan  in 
accordance with h the “Team Project P Plan” assignment 
instructions  founnd  on  Blackboard.  P
Post  it  and  other 
associated  deliveerables  on  Blackboaard  by  11:59  PM, 
Wednesday, Maay 11, 2011. 
 
Individually,  sub
bmit  a  peer  evaluation  on  the  team 
assignments by 8 am, Wednesday, M May 18, 2011. 
Powwer and Politics 
 
Suee Freedman  See OB6301 Syllaabus (OB module 10)) 
 
Maar 11 AM  

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Prooject Costing and  Decision making tools under  Students will un
nderstand the follow
wing topics:  In‐class activitiess 
Allocation  h risk and with 
certainty, with  Value Chain   
  uncertainty   Activities
Duuncan MacFarlane   Cost Drivers 
   ABC 
Maar. 11 PM    Cost Variances 
 
Rissk Management  In this module e we discuss the basic  The purpose off this module is to pro ovide the basic  ng 
Required Readin
  foundations and concepts involved d  foundations, skkills, concepts and knowledge required off   Gray and Laarson, Chapter 7 
Gerald Turner  in the disciplin
ne of Project Risk  project manage ers and teams to effeectively plan, 
  Management from a strategic  monitor and manage the project rissk management   PMI, Practicce Standard for Projeect Risk 
Maar. 12 AM  perspective. WWe will review  process. You will be better prepared d to:  Managemeent 
structured approaches to project   Grasp and appreciate risk management definitions,,   BAE Automated Systems Case (A
A&B) 
risk managem ment as well as some of  bases for ddetermining risk even nts, occurrences,   Suggested: Heldman, Chapters 6
6 and 10 
the more conttemporary qualitative  mitigation strategies and tacticcs, etc. 
 Suggested: PMBOK Guide, Chap pter 11  
aspects includding a detailed   Identify annd characterize risk ““events” and their 
 
overview of project risk planning,  potential tto adversely impact p project success (cost,, 
Assignment: 
identification,, analysis, mitigation,,  schedule, performance/qualityy, etc.) 
Be prepared to eengage in a detailed d discussion of 
and communication..    Appreciatte the value of Risk MManagement as a 
basic project riskk management proceesses and 
vital “strattegic” PM process 
foundations as they relate to the BAEE Automated 
 Evaluate, aassess and apply risk management tools 
Systems Cases (A A&B) from risk identification, 
& techniqu ues  analysis, impact,, management and co ontrol 
 Implement Risk Management m methods that ensuree  perspectives.  
timely, cosst‐effective project d
delivery   
 Create tecchniques and approacches for assessing &  Evaluate this casse in the tradition of a formal “case 
improving risk management caapability, readiness  analysis” and in aaccordance with metthods and 
and responsiveness of the orgaanization, a project,  techniques of an nalysis you have acqu uired within this 
program, e etc.  program. No written submission is reequired; 
 Control multiple risks using lim
mited strategies  however, your cllass participation will be crucial in 
 Overcome e “psychological barriiers” to risks   determining you ur grade. 
 Make risk and opportunity management integral   
componen nts of your next projeect plan. 

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Intternational Risk  In this module e we analyze primaryy  The purpose off this module is to build awareness and 
Required Readinng 
Maanagement  risk factors annd risk mitigation  achieve a comp prehensive understan nding of major 
 PMI, PMBO OK Guide, Sections 11 1.2 through 11.6 
  strategies that are typical of a  aspects of Interrnational Project Riskk Management. As a 
(Risk Identiffication, Qualitative aand Quantitative 
global project environment.  Topiccs  result, you will be better prepared tto:  
Lotthar Katz  Risk Analysiis, Risk Response Planning, Risk 
to be covered include factors such h   Identify rissks that are typical off executing projects 
  Monitoring and Control) 
as  in an interrnational or global ennvironment 
Maar. 12 PM   Economicc changes and   Obtain and d process appropriatte information to  Pre‐work 
currency fluctuation  assess such risks and their impact   Conduct an Internet risk identifiication search 
 Logistics and infrastructure   Define and d execute proactive rrisk avoidance and  and write (individually) a summary as outlined in 
consideraations  mitigation strategies for intern national projects  ment Sourcing from C
the assignm China 
 Safety annd security concerns  Upload your written summary (in MS Word 
 The impaact of employment,  format) to B
Blackboard no later tthan 11:59 PM, 
trade, contract, and  March 11, 22011 
intellectu
ual property law   
 Other risk areas potentially 
impacting project success  
Neegotiation:  Perception, coognition and emotion n  e able to describe 
Students will be
Required Readin
ng 
Peerception, Cognitio
on,  are the basic b
building blocks of all   How psych hological perception is related to the 
social encountters, including  process off negotiation   Lewicki et aal, Chapter 5 
and Emotion 
  negotiation.  In this module you wwill   How negotiators use informatiion to make   
gain a workingg knowledge of how  decisions aabout tactics and straategy 
Lauurie Ziegler   
humans perce eive and process   How cogniitive biases may com mpromise negotiator  Post‐class Quiz ((combined with next module). 
  information too help understand  Complete the qu uiz on Blackboard by 11:59 PM, 
performan nce 
Appril 9 AM   why people be ehave the way they d do   How negotiators can manage p perceptions and  Sunday, April 17
7, 2011. 
during negotiaations.  cognitive bbiases to maximize sttrategic advantage  In‐class activities 
and minim mize their adverse efffects 
 The role of emotions in negotiaation processes and   
outcomes
Neegotiation:  Communicatio on processes, both  e able to describe 
Students will be
ng 
Required Readin
Coommunication and  verbal and non‐verbal, are critical   What is co ommunicated in a negotiation 
to achieving n
negotiation goals and d   How peop ple communicate in a negotiation   Lewicki et aal, Chapter 6 & 12 
Clo
oseout 
to resolving co
onflicts. This module  including cchannels of communication and listening  g   
 
explores how negotiators  skills 
Lauurie Ziegler    Post‐class Quiz ((combined with previous module). 
communicate their own interests,   How to im mprove communicatio on in negotiation  
  Complete the qu uiz on Blackboard by 11:59 PM, 
positions, and
d goals; and in turn   Special con nsiderations at the close of negotiation 
Appril 9 PM  make sense off those of the other  Sunday, April 17
7, 2011. 
party and overall negotiation.  In‐class activities 
 

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Grading Policy
Gradeed assignmentts should be poosted to Black
kBoard by mid
dnight of the d
day listed. If yo
ou do not find
d a
link, ee‐mail Dave W
Wurmstein [wuurm@utdallas.edu], Debbie Samac [debbiie@utdallas.ed du] and Jim
Szot [jjimszot@utdaallas.edu].

Assignments 
A Mod dule/Instructor Perceentage  Type  Due Date 
Sourcinng from China Caase  Inte
ernational Risk 
5%
%  Inndividual  March 11 
Preparation  Man nagement/Katz
Risk Case Preparation  Risk Management / Turner  5%
%  Inndividual  March 12 
International Capital –  Project Time 
P
5%
%  Inndividual  March 24 
Part A  Manaagement/Sheivess 
Help Desk Project ‐  Project Time 
P
100%  Inndividual  March 24 
Schedule  Manaagement/Sheivess 
International Capital –  Project Resource and Co ost 
5%
%  Inndividual  March 30 
Part B  Manaagement/Sheivess 
Help DDesk Resource and  Project Resource and Co ost 
100%  Inndividual  March 30 
Cost Plan  Manaagement/Sheivess 
Negotiation: 
N
In‐cllass assignmentss  100%  Inndividual  April 9 
Commu unication…/Ziegler 
Negotiation: 
N
Post‐class Quiz  100%  Inndividual  April 17 
Perceeption…/Ziegler
PMP
P III Quiz/Outline
e  Course/Szot 
C 155%  Inndividual  April 17 
Project Tiime and Resourcce & 
Teaam Project Plan  255%  Team  May 11 
Cost Maanagement/Sheivves 
Pro
oject Team Peer  Project TTime, Resource, and 
% 
0% Inndividual  May 18 
Evaluation  Cost Maanagement/Sheivves 

Technical Suppo
ort

For assistance with BlackBoard, Ellum

minate, and oth
her Project Maanagement Prrogram
technologyy issues, e‐maiil Dave Wurmsstein [wurm@
@utdallas.edu]] and Debbie SSamac
[debbie@u utdallas.edu].

If you expeerience any problems with yyour UTD accoount you may send an emaiil to
assist@utddallas.edu or call the UTD Co
omputer Help pdesk at 972‐8
883‐2911. Do
o not contact
the UTD Computer Hellpdesk for qu uestions abou ut or problem
ms with Blackkboard or
Adobe Con nnect. They caannot help you
u – these prod
ducts are supp
ported by the Project
Managemeent Program.

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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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