ECTS - IT Portfolio Management and IT Standards

IT Portfolio Management and IT Standards (ISE512) Course Detail

Course Name Course Code Season Lecture Hours Application Hours Lab Hours Credit ECTS
IT Portfolio Management and IT Standards ISE512 3 0 0 3 5
Pre-requisite Course(s)
N/A
Course Language English
Course Type N/A
Course Level Natural & Applied Sciences Master's Degree
Mode of Delivery
Learning and Teaching Strategies .
Course Coordinator
Course Lecturer(s)
Course Assistants
Course Objectives This course teaches the essential executive skills of portfolio and project management. The course incorporates real life case studies that span the product life cycle as well as the related standards.
Course Learning Outcomes The students who succeeded in this course;
  • Determine key business benefits and portfolio financial feasibility
  • Describe the business processes and process models related with portfolios
  • Attain knowledge about management and governance frameworks and standards.
Course Content Processes for the integrated project life (approval, identifying and planning, implementation, management and tracking, assessment and improvement); prioritizing IT projects; resource allocation; managing risks and costs; assessment and governance; standard metrics for measuring ROI. ITIL, COBIT, Val IT, Sarbanes Oxley, related IEEE and ISO standar

Weekly Subjects and Releated Preparation Studies

Week Subjects Preparation
1 Overview Ch.1 (Maizlish, Handler), Ch. 1 (Bonham)
2 Overview Ch.1 (Maizlish, Handler)
3 Planning for IT portfolio management Ch. 2 (Maizlish, Handler)
4 Planning for IT portfolio management Ch. 2 (Maizlish, Handler)
5 People and governance Ch. 3 (Maizlish, Handler), Ch. 8-10 (Bonham)
6 People and governance Ch. 3 (Maizlish, Handler) , Ch. 8-10 (Bonham)
7 IT Portfolios and their content Ch. 4 (Maizlish, Handler)
8 IT Portfolios and their content Ch. 4 (Maizlish, Handler)
9 Building the IT portfolio Ch. 5 (Maizlish, Handler), Ch. 3-5 (Bonham)
10 Building the IT portfolio Ch. 5 (Maizlish, Handler), Ch. 3-5 (Bonham)
11 Related Standards Ch. 6-10 (Rozemeijer, Van Bon, & Verheijen)
12 Related Standards Ch. 11-15 (Rozemeijer, Van Bon, & Verheijen)
13 Related Standards Ch. 16-20 (Rozemeijer, Van Bon, & Verheijen)
14 Related Standards Ch. 20-31 (Rozemeijer, Van Bon, & Verheijen)
15 Final Examination Period Review of topics
16 Final Examination Period Review of topics

Sources

Course Book 1. Maizlish, B., Handler, R., IT Portfolio Management: Unlocking the Business Value of Technology, Wiley, 2005.
2. Bonham, S., IT Project Portfolio Management, Artech House Publishers, 2004.
Other Sources 3. The Standard for Portfolio Management, PMI, 2008.
4. Blokdijk, G., Menken, I., IT Services Portfolio Management Best Practice Handbook: Planning, Implementing, Maximizing Return on Investment of Strategic IT Portfolio Management - Ready to use bringing Theory into Action, Emereo Pty Ltd, 2008.
5. Kaplan, J., Strategic IT Portfolio Management: Governing Enterprise Transformation, Jeff Kaplan, 2009.
6. Fitzpatrick, E. W., Planning and Implementing IT Portfolio Management: Maximizing the Return on Information Technology Investments, IT Economics Corp., 1. baskı, 2005.
7. Rozemeijer, E., Van Bon, J., Verheijen, T., Frameworks for IT Management: A Pocket Guide, Van Haren Publishing; 1. baskı, 2007.

Evaluation System

Requirements Number Percentage of Grade
Attendance/Participation - -
Laboratory - -
Application - -
Field Work - -
Special Course Internship - -
Quizzes/Studio Critics - -
Homework Assignments 3 30
Presentation - -
Project - -
Report - -
Seminar - -
Midterms Exams/Midterms Jury 1 30
Final Exam/Final Jury 1 40
Toplam 5 100
Percentage of Semester Work
Percentage of Final Work 100
Total 100

Course Category

Core Courses X
Major Area Courses
Supportive Courses
Media and Managment Skills Courses
Transferable Skill Courses

The Relation Between Course Learning Competencies and Program Qualifications

# Program Qualifications / Competencies Level of Contribution
1 2 3 4 5
1 Ability to apply the acquired knowledge in mathematics, science and engineering
2 Ability to identify, formulate and solve complex engineering problems
3 Ability to accomplish the integration of systems
4 Ability to design, develop, implement and improve complex systems, components, or processes
5 Ability to select/develop and use suitable modern engineering techniques and tools
6 Ability to design/conduct experiments and collect/analyze/interpret data
7 Ability to function independently and in teams
8 Ability to make use of oral and written communication skills effectively
9 Ability to recognize the need for and engage in life-long learning
10 Ability to understand and exercise professional and ethical responsibility
11 Ability to understand the impact of engineering solutions
12 Ability to have knowledge of contemporary issues

ECTS/Workload Table

Activities Number Duration (Hours) Total Workload
Course Hours (Including Exam Week: 16 x Total Hours)
Laboratory
Application
Special Course Internship
Field Work
Study Hours Out of Class 16 5 80
Presentation/Seminar Prepration
Project
Report
Homework Assignments 3 15 45
Quizzes/Studio Critics
Prepration of Midterm Exams/Midterm Jury 1 20 20
Prepration of Final Exams/Final Jury 1 30 30
Total Workload 175