Needs Assessment & Technology Evaluation

Course Objectives:

This course aims to build student skills in the interrelated areas: needs assessment and evaluation of technology and how to meet the requirements using appropriate technology.

Course Content:

1. Methods for determining the needs of enterprises (interviews - see the functioning of the installations and the documents attached).
2. Quality of the questions expected in the personal interviews and training on the skills of the student asked.
3. How to identify and evaluate the technology appropriate to meet the needs of the facility.
4. Ways to follow up after the development and establishment of a technical solution and make changes to follow the development and renewal requirements in the future.
  
Skills expected from this course:

1. Knowledge of the latest developments in the field of information technology.
2. Develop a plan of operation and time to analyze the needs of the plants and how to meet them.
3. Learn different ways to gather information on the facilities.
4. Conduct personal interviews with skill and effectiveness.
5. Analyzing the results of the process of gathering and use of information in the process of identifying appropriate technical solutions.
6. Development of technical solutions into practice and conduct periodic follow-up, maintenance and development.


Textbook:
K. Schwalbe, "Information Technology Project Management", 4th Ed., Course Technology, 2005, ISBN 0619215267.

Reference:
J. Phillips, "IT Project Management: On Track from Start to Finish", 2nd Ed., McGraw-Hill, 2004, ISBN 0072232021.