Experience UW IT Management

Complete the capstone project approved in the Capstone Preparation course.

Select a capstone project, create a plan, define deliverables, secure approval and complete setup of their development environment.

Explore best practices and techniques for ensuring smooth functioning of IT operations to support development and deployment of applications.

Focus on the importance, role, and techniques of the business analysis function in the modern IT organization.

Examine project management concepts as applied to IT projects. Introduce agile IT project management concepts including Scrum and Extreme Programming.

Explore technical, administrative, and physical aspects of IT security.  Investigate various threats within IT and fraud.

Leverage cloud services to streamline computing resources, deploy enterprise applications, and improve user access and system reliability.

Examine key data science concepts, methods, and processes. Gain knowledge and tools for incorporating data science into IT project workflows.

Frame financial decisions, prepare budgets that prioritize projects within constraints, and address uncertainty and intangibles.

Gain an understanding of the differences between and application of management and leadership theories in an IT environment.