OSO 106: Production and Project Management [RE]

Students will build on their knowledge of project management and explore techniques for getting projects back on track. They will focus on assigning project roles and responsibilities, problem solving, and risk management. Students will gain an understanding of tools and processes to help complete project on time and within operation production goals. This course will include some real examples of project management challenges being experienced by their classmate and the class will explore ideas to address those challenges. Students will recognize the importance of their roles as mentors to teach their teams problem solving skills. They will explore the concept of root cause analysis for identifying problems. They will practice ways to prioritize, plan, and efficiently solve problems once they have been identified. Students will be introduced to several methods of problem solving and explore one in detail.