AMBA 640 Summer 2016 (2165)

Required Readings and Multimedia

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Week 1
Required Readings:

A guide to the project management body of knowledge (5th Ed.) (2013). Newtown Square, PA:
Project Management Institute. Scan
Korkondilas, I. (2011) Managing international teams: the importance of cultural management and
communications. http://www.projecttimes.com/articles/managing-international-teams-theimportance-of-cultural-management-and-communications.html
Martin, P. K., & Tate, K. (2001, May). Not everything is a project. PM Network, 15(5)
Pinto, J. K., Patanakul, P., & Pinto, M.B. Gender biases in hiring project managers: perceptions of
trust and likeability (2015). IEEE Technology and Engineering Management Journal, 62(3). DOI:
10.1109/TEM.2015.2415251
Schwalbe, K. (2015). An introduction to project management, 5e. Chapter 1

Multimedia:

Malone, S. (2015). Introduction to project management.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j4h25gk6R9A. Closed captions available in the video
Stewart, J.J. (2015). AMBA 640. Introduction to the course.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fx5DxcaeK5k&feature=youtu.be. Closed captions
available in the video
Week 2

Required Readings:

Schwalbe, K. (2015). An introduction to project management, 5e. Chapter 1. Reread as necessary

Writing Center, University of Maryland University College. (2013). Writing Executive Summaries.
Retrieved from http://www.umuc.edu/writingcenter/writingresources/exec_summaries.cfm

Week 3
Required Readings:

Writing Center, University of Maryland University College. (2013). Writing Executive Summaries.
Retrieved from http://www.umuc.edu/writingcenter/writingresources/exec_summaries.cfm.
Reread as necessary

Multimedia:

DMello, J. (2012). Lecture on the project plan.

http://polaris.umuc.edu/mba/public/AMBA640/video/AMBA640ProjectMgmtWeek3Lecture.swf
Download Transcript

Week 4
Required Readings:

Jacobs, F.R. & Chase, R.B. (2013). Operations and supply management: the core, 3e. Chapter 1 and
Appendix A
Toyota Motor Corporation. (2015). The Toyota production system - terms.
http://www.toyotageorgetown.com/terms.asp. See also the topic, Important Information about the
Toyota Production System, in Content/Week 4. These references are numerous and will be needed
for your preparation of Team Assignment #2 (W6TA). An early start on learning from them is
recommended.

Multimedia:

DMello, J. (2015). Introduction to operations management.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WERYyASsKzQ. Closed captions available in the video
Knode, C.S. (2011). Linear programming - part 1 - formulating the problem.
http://vimeo.com/duffer44/linear-programming-part-1. Download Transcript
Knode, C.S. (2011). Linear programming 2 solving with Solver. http://vimeo.com/duffer44/linearprogramming-part-2. Download Transcript
Knode, C.S. (2011). Linear programming 3 - sensitivity analysis. http://vimeo.com/duffer44/linearprogramming-part-3. Download Transcript
Week 5

Required Readings:

Johnson, W.H.A. (n.d.). Toyota Motor Manufacturing Company Canada (TMMC): The Lexus RX 330
Line. Waltham, MA: Department of Management, Bentley College.
http://polaris.umuc.edu/~jstewart/Amba604/TMMCCase_Final.pdf
Toyota Motor Corporation. (2015). The Toyota production system - terms.
http://www.toyotageorgetown.com/terms.asp. Relearn as necessary. See also the topic, Important
Information about the Toyota Production System, in Content/Week 4. These references are

numerous and will be needed for your preparation of Team Assignment #2 (W6TA). An early start on
learning from them is recommended.
Mind Tools. (2015). Grid analysis. http://www.mindtools.com/pages/article/newTED_03.htm
Mind Tools. (2015). Decision tree analysis.
http://www.mindtools.com/pages/article/newTED_04.htm

Multimedia:

Knode, C.S. (2011). Linear programming - part 1 - formulating the problem.

http://vimeo.com/duffer44/linear-programming-part-1. Download Transcript. Review as necessary
Knode, C.S. (2011). Linear programming 2 solving with Solver. http://vimeo.com/duffer44/linearprogramming-part-2. Download Transcript. Review as necessary
Knode, C.S. (2011). Linear programming 3 - sensitivity analysis. http://vimeo.com/duffer44/linearprogramming-part-3. Download Transcript. Review as necessary
Knode, C.S. (2011) Decision tree video (setting up the problem):
http://vimeo.com/duffer44/decision-trees-part-1. Download Transcript
Knode, C.S. (2011) Decision tree video 2 (determining the value of perfect information valuation):
http://vimeo.com/duffer44/decision-trees-part-2. Download Transcript
Knode, C.S. (2011) Decision tree video 3 (determining the value of imperfect information valuation):
http://vimeo.com/duffer44/decision-trees-part-3. Download Transcript

Week 6
Required Readings:

Review Week 5 readings as necessary

Multimedia:

Review Week 5 multimedia as necessary

Week 7

Required Readings:

Benson, R.J., Ribbers, P.M., and Blitstein, R.B. (2014) Trust and Partnership: Strategic IT:
Management for Turbulent Times. Preface and Chapter 1
High, P.A. (2014) Implementing World Class IT Strategy: How IT Can Drive Organizational Innovation.
Foreword and Chapter 1.

Multimedia:

McFarlan, F. W. (n.d.) The new strategic weapon: Information technology. Cambridge: Harvard
Business School Publishing. To be found as a topic in Content/Week 7.
Stewart, J.J. (2015). Introduction to information systems management.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=baLN8E-Xg_c. Closed captions available in the video

Tata Interactive Systems. (n.d.). Strategic information systems planning.

http://info.umuc.edu/mba/public/TIS/information/information_simulation.html . Note: this
simulation may not run well under the Internet Explorer web browser even in compatibility mode. If a
problem occurs, kindly use another browser, such as Safari, Chrome, Edge, or Firefox. Ignore any
reference to Flash Player 5 if you have a newer Flash Player installed; ditto for file not found

Week 8
Required Readings:

Benson, R.J., Ribbers, P.M., and Blitstein, R.B. (2014) Trust and Partnership: Strategic IT:
Management for Turbulent Times. Preface and Chapter 1. Reread as necessary
High, P.A. (2014) Implementing World Class IT Strategy: How IT Can Drive Organizational Innovation.
Foreword and Chapter 1. Reread as necessary

Multimedia:

McFarlan, F. W. (n.d.) The new strategic weapon: Information technology. Cambridge: Harvard
Business School Publishing. To be found as a topic in Content/Week 7. Review as necessary

Week 9
Required Readings:

The challenge of customization: bringing operations and marketing together. (n.d.)

http://www.strategy-business.com/sbkw2/sbkwarticle/sbkw040616

Week 10
Required Readings:

Meredith, J.R., & Mantel, S.J., Jr. (n.d.). Technological forecasting.

http://wiley.com/college/dec/meredith298298/resources/addtopics/addtopic_s_02a.html. Scan to
learn major methods of technological forecasting

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