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Information Technology Project Management Curriculum Design Using the 2015 PMI Curriculum Framework
Information Technology Project Management Curriculum Design Using the 2015 PMI Curriculum Framework

Author(s): Vijay Kanabar, Carla Messikomer
Subject(s): Education, ICT Information and Communications Technologies
Published by: Нов български университет
Keywords: Project Management Education; PMI Curriculum; Managing projects;

Summary/Abstract: In this paper we introduce the new Project Management Curriculum and Resources effort from Project Management Institute (PMI) and describe how the IT PM curricula can benefit from it. The PMI Curriculum framework is a major milestone and contributes to the growing research base on project management education and curriculum design. The authors participated in the development process and outline the new curriculum guidelines in this paper. They also summarize the history of the development of the curriculum guidelines which was designed “by academics for academics.” This research paper also illustrates how the varying needs of IT or Software Project PM Curriculum at universities can be accommodated by the dynamic and flexible architecture of the curriculum guidelines.

  • Issue Year: 11/2015
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 123-131
  • Page Count: 9
  • Language: English