Weekly Course Schedule – Summer 2017

LIS 590MG - O (Meets Wednesday Evenings Online)

Week 4 (July 2 – July 8)



Schedule Note
No Online Office Hours will be held on Tuesday, July 4 due to Independence Day.


Wednesday, July 5   (6:30 P.M. – 9:00 P.M., Blackboard Collaborate)
Class Session 4
Topics
  • Sprint #1
  • Traditional Project Management (Week 2 of 5)
  • Discuss Readings
  • Discuss Projects
Required Readings
  • Schwalbe: Chapter 4 (Project Integration Management)
  • Schwalbe: Chapter 13 (Stakeholder Management)
  • Schwalbe: Chapter 5 (Scope Management)
Required Recordings
Other Resources
Quiz Assignments Due
  • Chapter 4 Practice Quiz
    Quiz Activity Name: Schwalbe Chapter 4 Practice Quiz
  • Chapter 13 Practice Quiz
    Quiz Activity Name: Schwalbe Chapter 13 Practice Quiz
  • Chapter 5 Practice Quiz
    Quiz Activity Name: Schwalbe Chapter 5 Practice Quiz
Class Participation Assignments Due (Forum Posts)
  • Team Meetings
    Description: Teams are expected to hold "Daily Scrum" meetings at least twice per week. One meeting will take place during class each week using breakout rooms. Teams are expected to hold at least one other meeting during the week. Meetings can be easily held by creating a breakout room within the Drop In Room on Blackboard Collaborate. One team member will be expected to post a brief set of meeting notes after each meeting to the designated forum.
    Submit to: Team Meeting Minutes
Class Discussion Prep
  • Drafts of Product Vision Statement and Product Roadmap
    The two key agile planning documents are the Product Vision Statement and the Product Roadmap. The content for these documents will be created by the team during Week 3. In a breakout session during class, each team will present their Product Vision Statement and Product Roadmap in its current state. After each presentation, other participants will offer suggestions for improvements.