Information Systems Project Management

CTIS 493 treats software delivery as a managerial problem rather than a coding one: how you take an IS initiative from a vague business need through scoping, scheduling, staffing, and sign-off without it collapsing under its own weight. You'll work through the PMBOK lifecycle hands-on — building WBS breakdowns, running CPM and PERT on real schedules, doing NPV/ROI feasibility calls, and tracking progress with Earned Value — alongside the softer mechanics of leading teams, handling risk, and managing procurement. It's the capstone-adjacent course that bridges your technical CTIS background with the project-leadership role you'll actually step into after graduation, where shipping on time and on budget matters as much as the code itself.