Master of Science in Project Management

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The Master of Science in Project Management (MSPM), also known as Master in Project Management (MPM) is a professional advanced degree in project management.

Candidates of MSPM programs are required to have at least a Bachelor's degree from an accredited university and significant work experience (12 years on average). Most programs require 36-42 graduate credits and a thesis or final project. While programs may vary, most curriculums are designed to provide professionals with the knowledge, skills and abilities to lead and manage effectively. Students normally engage in the study of concepts, methodologies and analytical techniques necessary for successful leadership of programs/projects within complex organizations. Curriculums typically focus on problem solving and decision-making using case studies, teaming exercises, hands-on applications, active participation, research and integrative exercises. Lecture and laboratory sessions require the application of critical thinking to problem solving within notional and actual situations.

[edit] Literature

• Drs. Cooper, Edgett and Kleinschmidt, (2001). Portfolio Management for New Products, Second Edition, Perseus Publishing. ISBN 0-7382-0514-1.
• Brooks, Fred (1995). The Mythical Man-Month, 20th Anniversary Edition, Adison Wesley. ISBN 0-201-83595-9.
• Project Management Institute (2003). A Guide To The Project Management Body Of Knowledge, 3rd ed., Project Management Institute. ISBN 1-930699-45-X.
• Jack R. Meredith, Samuel J. Mantel (2002). Project Management : A Managerial Approach, 5th ed., Wiley. ISBN 0-471-07323-7.
• Lewis, James (2002). Fundamentals of Project Management, 2nd ed., American Management Association. ISBN 0-8144-7132-3.
• Scott Berkun (2005). Art of Project Management. Cambridge, MA: O'Reilly Media. ISBN 0-596-00786-8.
• Andrew Stellman, Jennifer Greene (2005). Applied Software Project Management. Cambridge, MA: O'Reilly Media. ISBN 0-596-00948-8.
• Heerkens, Gary (2001). Project Management (The Briefcase Book Series). McGraw-Hill. ISBN 0-07-137952-5.
• Richard H. Thayer, Edward Yourdon (2000). Software Engineering Project Management, 2nd Ed., Wiley-IEEE Computer Society Press. ISBN 0-8186-8000-8.
• Harold Kerzner (2003). Project Management: A Systems Approach to Planning, Scheduling, and Controlling, 8th Ed., Wiley. ISBN 0-471-22577-0.
• Stephen Jonathan Whitty (2005). A Memetic Paradigm of Project Management. International Journal of Project Management, 23 (8) 575-583.

[edit] External links

• Open Standards Project Management Method
• Troubled Project Specific Interest Group
• American Academy of Project Management
• Association for the Advancement of Cost Engineering, International
• International Research Network on Organizing by Projects
• International Project Management Association
• International Project Management Commission
• Project Management Association of America
• Association for Project Management
• The Project Management Institute
• The Australian Institute of Project Management
• The Institute of Project Management of Ireland
• Interactive Project Management Wiki
• History of Project Management