Course: ECU 515 Project Management in IT Security

Purpose of Class:

This class is designed to provide students with the knowledge of how to manage IT security projects in order to enhance the success rate for both organizations as well as IT managers. It acts as an operational framework for users who design their own IT security project plan. The goal of PMITS is to help the students implement their IT project management skills by providing a roadmap for implementing the IT security in their organizations. It standardizes the knowledge base for business professionals by incorporating the best practices and legal standards related to corporate IT security.

Course Learning Outcomes:

• Illustrate the factors that influence the success of the project, define and explain how to create a IT security project plan
• Identify the requirements of the IT infrastructure, and compare and contrast the role of IT security project team and Incident Response team
• Examine various project parameters and processes, and recommend how to integrate them into the IT security project
• Explain the General IT security project plan, and assess the risk factors associated with it
• Evaluate the WBS, explain risk management, summarize the  incident response and disaster recovery processes , and formulate risk mitigation strategies
• Design a IT security project plan, organize the processes, predict risks, and illustrate the role of Change Management
• Examine how auditing and documentation processes help in managing the IT security project
• Test the quality of the project, evaluate the factors involved in closing the project and demonstrate  how legal standards affect the security strategy

Reading List:
The required reading in this course will be from the following sources:

• Book: IT Project Management Handbook by Jag Sodhi and Prince Sodhi, published by Management Concepts ISBN:9781567260984
• Book: IT Security Project Management Handbook by Susan Snedaker, published by Syngress ISBN:9781597490764
• Book: Project Management—A Managerial Approach, Sixth Edition by Jack R. Meredith and Samuel J. Mantel,  Jr, published by John Wiley & Sons, ISBN:9780471715375
• Book: Project Management Workbook and PMP/CAPM Exam Study Guide, by Harold Kerzner and Frank P. Saladis, published by John Wiley & Sons, ISBN:9780470278727 

Week One:  
TOPIC: Components of Project Management in IT Security, Organizing the IT Security Project

LEARNING OUTCOMES:

• Illustrate the factors that influence the success of the project, define and explain how to create a IT security project plan
• Identify the requirements of the IT infrastructure, and compare and contrast the role of IT security project team and Incident Response team
• Examine various project parameters and processes, and recommend how to integrate them into the IT security project
• Evaluate the WBS, explain risk management, summarize the incident response and disaster recovery processes, and formulate risk mitigation strategies

Week Two:  
TOPIC: Developing the IT Security Project Team, Managing the IT Project Management

LEARNING OUTCOMES:

• Identify the requirements of the IT infrastructure, and compare and contrast the role of IT security project team and Incident Response team
• Design a IT security project plan, organize the processes, predict risks, and illustrate the role of Change Management  
• Examine how auditing and documentation processes help in managing a IT security project

Week Three:  
TOPIC: Planning the IT Security Project

LEARNING OUTCOMES:

• Evaluate the WBS, explain risk management, summarize the incident response and disaster recovery processes, and formulate risk mitigation strategies
• Design a IT security project plan, organize the processes, predict risks, and illustrate the role of Change Management
• Examine how auditing and documentation processes help in managing a IT security project

Week Four:  
TOPIC: Define a Corporate IT Project Plan,

LEARNING OUTCOMES:

• Illustrate the factors that influence the success of the project, define and explain how to create a IT security project plan
• Examine various project parameters and processes, and recommend how to integrate them into the IT security project
• Evaluate the WBS, explain risk management, summarize the incident response and disaster recovery processes, and formulate risk mitigation strategies
• Test the quality of the project, evaluate the factors involved in closing the project and demonstrate how legal standards affect the security strategy 

Week Five:  
TOPIC: Building Quality into IT Security Projects, Closing Out the IT PM

LEARNING OUTCOMES:

• Design a IT security project plan, organize the processes, predict risks, and illustrate the role of Change Management
• Examine how auditing and documentation processes help in managing a IT security project
• Test the quality of the project, evaluate the factors involved in closing the project and demonstrate how legal standards affect the security strategy 

Week Six:
TOPIC: Project Risk and Mitigation Strategies, General IT Security Plan

LEARNING OUTCOMES:

• Illustrate the factors that influence the success of the project, define and explain how to create a IT security project plan
• Identify the requirements of the IT infrastructure, and compare and contrast the role of IT security project team and Incident Response team
• Examine various project parameters and processes, and recommend how to integrate them into the IT security project
• Explain the General IT security project plan, and assess the risk factors associated with it
• Evaluate the WBS, explain risk management, summarize the  incident response and disaster recovery processes , and formulate risk mitigation strategies

 Week 7-Week 8:

Introduction to Weeks: Weeks seven and eight are designed to provide cumulative experience while
faculty and students are given the opportunity to finalize uncompleted work. For this course,
students will engage in two summative assessments, a project and final examination.