MAN 4741 INNOVATION, CHANGE AND AGILE PROJECTS 3 credits

Prerequisite: MAN 3503 and Admission to BAS in Management and Organizational Leadership or BAS in Sustainability Management or Project Management Post Baccalaureate Certificate This course intends to provide an overview of concepts and strategies to select optimal options for change, use of management and leadership skills to build broad support for change, diffuse innovation, and the successful execution through solid project management practices. Topics include organizational culture, innovation processes, technology forecasting, organizational development, tools such as K-T (Keppler Trogue), Scrum, Joint Process Change, extreme Process and TRIZ, reengineering, diffusion of innovations theory, social epidemic theory, learning organization, and change implementation strategies. 47 contact hours.