This course examines public budgeting in the context of its institutional, procedural, and political dimensions. Students will have the opportunity to learn about budgeting, accounting, and financial management concepts and techniques necessary for planning, analysis, and decision making in government and public sector organizations. This course also presents an overview of budgetary reforms, budget theories and techniques, and comparative perspectives of federal, state, and local budgeting methods. Further topics may include types of budgets and budget reports; the budgeting process at the local, state, and federal levels; basic expenditure and revenue forecasting and analysis; and communication strategies for financial and budgetary matters.

This course builds on the foundation of MGMT 626 by introducing coverage of advanced topics in project scheduling, risk and quality management, and cost control as well as providing comprehensive knowledge of scheduling and other project management tools. The course also addresses the appropriate use and application of Agile Project Management.

This is a survey course introducing project management as a profession and an academic field of study. It provides the foundation for more advanced project management courses. It is a prerequisite to other courses in the degree program unless permission is granted. The student is introduced to the Project Management Body of Knowledge, (PMBOK Guide), as well as other international standards. Students will examine key tools and methodologies in use to manage large, complex projects and explore how these tools and techniques can be used to assess the project's overall status, its variance from the project plan and evaluate alternative recovery scenarios. Students will be introduced to the roles of project and program managers in today's enterprise and the tradeoffs they make among triple constraints of scope, time and cost.

This course provides students insight into the techniques and tools that can be applied to evaluate a project and the project's true status. Students will apply the earned value methodology to determine a project's true status for both schedule and cost in terms of the dollar value of work performed. Students will explore risk management and other techniques used to ensure project success. Within this course, students will have the opportunity to apply the various methods and tools used in a successful project to classroom assignments, in preparation for doing the same within their capstone projects. Students consider how projects can be accomplished within an agile or adaptive project management methodology.