INS 4112 units400 LevelFirst Semester

Project Management

Foundation course — taken across University of Uyo programmes, not one department

INS 411 (Project Management) is a 2-unit, 400 Level course taught in the First Semester at the University of Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria. It is a foundation course taken by undergraduates across the university's programmes, not one department's course.

Planning, executing and controlling projects: scope, schedule, cost, risk and stakeholders, across both traditional and agile approaches. Directly applicable to running your final-year project on time.

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Course outline

  1. 01Project characteristics, the project lifecycle and the role of the project manager
  2. 02Project initiation: charter, stakeholders and scope definition
  3. 03Work breakdown structure and activity definition
  4. 04Scheduling: Gantt charts, network diagrams, CPM and PERT; critical path and float
  5. 05Resource allocation, levelling and cost estimation; budgeting
  6. 06Risk management: identification, qualitative and quantitative analysis, response planning
  7. 07Quality management and change control
  8. 08Agile approaches: Scrum roles, sprints, backlogs and ceremonies; Kanban
  9. 09Monitoring and control: earned value analysis; project closure and lessons learned

Recommended textbooks

  • A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK Guide) — Project Management Institute

    7th ed. — the reference framework the exam follows

  • Project Management: A Systems Approach — Harold Kerzner

    13th ed. — thorough on planning and control techniques

How to pass INS 411

  • CPM/PERT network problems are guaranteed and are pure method marks — practise drawing the network, computing earliest/latest times and identifying the critical path until it is mechanical
  • Know the difference between agile and waterfall well enough to argue which suits a data science project (usually agile — requirements shift as you learn what the data supports)
  • Actually build a Gantt chart for your DTS 417 project; students who plan their project finish it
  • Learn the earned value formulas (CV, SV, CPI, SPI) — they are compact, examinable and frequently forgotten

INS 411 — questions and answers

What is INS 411 at the University of Uyo?
INS 411 (Project Management) is a 2-unit, 400 Level course taught in the First Semester at the University of Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria. It is a foundation course taken by undergraduates across the university's programmes, not one department's course. Planning, executing and controlling projects: scope, schedule, cost, risk and stakeholders, across both traditional and agile approaches. Directly applicable to running your final-year project on time.
Which programmes take INS 411?
INS 411 is a foundation course taken by undergraduates across University of Uyo programmes — it belongs to the university, not to one department. Whatever your department, Areté covers it with the same outline, textbooks and study tips.
What topics are covered in INS 411?
The INS 411 outline covers 9 topics: Project characteristics, the project lifecycle and the role of the project manager; Project initiation: charter, stakeholders and scope definition; Work breakdown structure and activity definition; Scheduling: Gantt charts, network diagrams, CPM and PERT; critical path and float; Resource allocation, levelling and cost estimation; budgeting; Risk management: identification, qualitative and quantitative analysis, response planning; Quality management and change control; Agile approaches: Scrum roles, sprints, backlogs and ceremonies; Kanban; Monitoring and control: earned value analysis; project closure and lessons learned.
What textbooks are recommended for INS 411?
Recommended reading for INS 411: A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK Guide) by Project Management Institute; Project Management: A Systems Approach by Harold Kerzner.
How do I pass INS 411?
CPM/PERT network problems are guaranteed and are pure method marks — practise drawing the network, computing earliest/latest times and identifying the critical path until it is mechanical Know the difference between agile and waterfall well enough to argue which suits a data science project (usually agile — requirements shift as you learn what the data supports) Actually build a Gantt chart for your DTS 417 project; students who plan their project finish it Learn the earned value formulas (CV, SV, CPI, SPI) — they are compact, examinable and frequently forgotten
Where can I find INS 411 lecture notes and past questions?
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