BUS 5503

Project Management

Module 1
Professor: Moez Mehdi
Agenda
1. Course Overview & Introductions

2. Evaluations & BlackBoard

3. Introduction to
Project Management

4. For Next Class…

Introductions…

Professor: Moez Mehdi

Email: Use BlackBoard as primary
and [email protected]
as secondary
Office Hours: Wednesday & Thursday late
afternoons & other times by
request / appt.
About me: 24 years managing projects in
the public & private sector
Administration
Weekly Format Blackboard Site
• VERY Interactive • Announcements
lectures
• Getting Started: welcome
• Large-group discussions letter, course outline &
weekly syllabus
• Small-group discussions
• Learning Materials: slide
• Student Presentations decks, additional readings,
assignment overviews
• Assignments: PLEASE
review all Rubrics BEFORE
you submit your assignments
Course Materials
Course Text : Gray, C.F., & Larson, E.W.
Project Management - The Managerial Process.
Seventh edition
Course Book link
Supplemental Resources:
• Project Management Institute: www.pmi.org
• International Project Management Association:
www.ipma.ch
• Project Management Journal
• International Journal of Project Management
Course BlackBoard site
• Announcements
• Course Materials & Additional Readings
• Getting Started: welcome letter, course outline,
weekly syllabus / critical path
• Learning Materials: modules will be posted the
morning before class (i.e. these slide decks)
• Assignments: Discussion Questions, Group
Project (description, templates, rubrics &
submissions), Participation, Feedback & Grading
Course Overview
• This course provides students the skills and
knowledge to deliver change to public
administration organizations through the
successful use of projects.

• You will learn the core concepts, tools and

practices for effective project management

• You will understand how to apply the

project management methodologies
required to initiate, plan, execute, and
close public administration projects.
Learning Outcomes
At the end of this course, you will be able to:
• Create a project charter
• Prioritize and select projects using quantitative evaluation
methods
• Create project budgets and schedules using work breakdown
structure and other techniques
• Evaluate project status by calculating project performance and
forecasting metrics
• Produce a communications management plan using
stakeholder identification and analysis techniques
• Produce risk and change control plans
• Describe the stages of project close-out and evaluation, and
document lessons learned

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Weekly Syllabus / Critical Path

• Provides a detailed (class by class) plan for the

course – including some updates from the
course outline
• Includes specific readings, assignments and
evaluations
• Is posted on BlackBoard / Getting Started
• It is your responsibility to be familiar with this
information – please print for reference and
review for next class
Increase your chances of success!

Resources
• Library: http://library.humber.ca/

• Writing Center: http://liberalarts.humber.ca/eng_dept/write_ctr.htm

• Peer Tutoring: http://studentservices.humber.ca/peertutor/

• What is plagiarism:
http://library.humber.ca/tutorials/QuoteIT/index.html

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rism
Introductions

HELLO
my name is

 Name and where you are from…

 Your academic / professional background
 What you want to learn in this course
Class Norms

What observable ground-rules can we set to

ensure an effective learning environment?

Can we think about lectures, presentations

and small-group discussion environments?

Does everyone agree to follow these ground

rules and enforce them if necessary?
Small Group Discussions

• What are some examples of public

administration projects?
• Partner with the person sitting beside you
and identify 3 examples

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Evaluations Overview
 Evaluations Overview
• In order to successfully complete the course, a final
mark of at least 50% must be achieved in final exam.
• The assignments and exams may include material from
the textbooks which is not necessarily covered in class.

Deliverable Weight
Group Project (6 components on next slide) 30% Group Work
Group Presentations 10% = 40%
Mid Term Exam (multiple choice) 20%
Final Exam (multiple choice) 25% Individual
work = 45%
Participation (3 components) 15%
Total 100%

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Late Submissions
Failure to submit a deliverable on time (unless there are
approved extenuating circumstances) will result in a
reduced grade as follows:
• up to 6 hours late: reduction of 5%
• between 6 and 12 hours late: reduction of 10%
• between 12 and 24 hours late: reduction of 25%
• between 24 and 36 hours late: reduction of 40%
• between 36 and 48 hours late: reduction of 50%

Assignments submitted more than 48 hour late will

receive a grade of zero.
Public Administration in Canada
Division of Power - The Constitution Act (1867) divided
powers between the federal and provincial governments,
with some powers to be shared…

Federal government; Provincial governments;

• Immigration • Education
• Taxation • Health
• Criminal Justice and • Social Services
Penitentiaries • Administration of Justice
• Defence and Prisons
• Trade and Commerce • Direct Taxation
Municipalities
Governmental Authority - Garbage collection, public
libraries, road repair, TTC, recreation programs, childcare,
water testing, police, fire and emergency medical response
are all examples of municipal services the City provides
every day.

Cost-Shared services - The costs of several of the City's

services are shared between the City and other levels of
government. For example shelters, daycare, emergency
services, and income support programs are funded by both
the City and the Province of Ontario.
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 3 Divisions of Power…
Federal Gov; Provinces; City of Toronto;
• Citizenship & • Education • Garbage collection
Immigration • Health • Public Libraries
• Taxation • Social Services • Road Repair
• Criminal Justice and • Administration of • Snow Removal
Penitentiaries justice and prisons
• Transit & TTC
• Defence and Military • Energy
• Trade and Commerce • Recreation Programs
Generation and
• National Security Transmission • Childcare
• International Relations • Natural Resources • Police, Fire, EMS
• Printing of Money • Driver and Vehicle • Building Permits
• Banking Licensing • Property Taxes
• Postal Service • Direct Taxation • Water & Waste Mgmt
SHARED: Roads, Police, Parks, Laws, Environment, Tourism
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Introduction to Project Management
40 Years of Great Projects!