This course provides an overview of the theoretical and practical aspects of managing information technology (IT) projects. A life cycle management model is the overriding model for conceptualizing and organizing the course. Throughout the course, students will examine the underlying theory and practice for project management, such as organizational behavior, team dynamics and economic analysis. The course focuses on the theory and practice of grounding IT projects in larger organizational strategies, creating project plans, budgets, schedules and related monitoring activities. The material seeks to address the question of what makes managing IT projects, and in particular software projects, particularly complicated and prone to failure.