(WINTER 2010)

A required course in the Certificate Program in Project Management. An elective in the Certificate Programs in Business Analyst and Web Intelligence.
The success of projects is dependant upon people and how effectively they work and communicate with one another. You will reflect upon your role as a manager/ leader within a project management framework. Explore concepts of human behavior, motivation, problem solving, decision-making, influence, conflict management, and organization structure. Build skills in recognizing and managing project stakeholders, communications, team development, and working with virtual team members, via presentations, case studies, readings, essays, and discussions. Prerequisite: Mgmt X442.28, Introduction to Project Management Principles and Practices.

Marty Wartenberg, M.B.A., P.E., has spend over 30 years managing projects in the areas of aerospace, software, commercial product development, oil field instrumentation and bio-tech R&D. He has worked with many companies setting up project offices and coaching high technology teams. His projects have been featured in the PMNet as examples in high technology rapid development type projects. He has taught management in Europe, the Middle East, Asia and South America. Prior to working for UCI, Wartenberg held executive level leadership positions in the high technology industry including President and CEO, Executive Vice President and COO, and Vice President of Engineering and Research and Development. He is currently the "Chief Inventor" of a start up company called ZeroBoundary in the on-line Leadership and Project Management Training business.