Short Description

Apply concepts, frameworks and tools of project management and strategies in the context of business analytics projects, using case studies to examine the real-world management challenges.

You’ll learn to:

• Select appropriate management approaches and analytics goals for each project, applying techniques to reduce uncertainty
• Assess the project data requirements and associated time-budgets for data collection
• Plan for project success within the constraints of time, cost and quality
• Understand the risks and uncertainties associated with managing analytics projects, applying principles to manage project teams
• Understand the importance of integrating analytics teams with business teams
• Apply basic tools of project management at strategic, systems and operational levels in real-world analytical contexts

Learning Outcomes:

• Make assessments of the data requirements of the project and associated time - budgets for data collection.
• Assess and plan for project success beyond the triple constraints of time cost and quality.
• Understand the general risks and uncertainties associated with managing analytics projects.
• Apply principles of managing project teams.
• Use and apply basic tools of project management at strategic, systems and operational levels in analytics contexts likely to be encountered in practice.