2021-2022 Graduate Catalog 
    
    Oct 31, 2024  
2021-2022 Graduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

CPM 620 - Communication and Procurement in Project Management


Credit Hours: 3
Lecture Hours: 3
Lab Hours: 0

This course looks at purchasing and contracting of goods and services and how appropriate terms and conditions can favorably impact objectives. The course also examines the impact of leadership on attainment of goals; with particular emphasis on consensus versus autocratic styles, transparency of decision making, and accountability from the leader. Various human resource policies will be examined in relationship to projects which have beginning and end dates versus manufacturing and office environments. Ethics and moral issues will also be explored in context of different motivations of labor and management. Cultural clashes will also be explored for multinational environments.
Prerequisite: CPM 610