Athena A.I.

Instructor: Samadi Ardane

Biography: Samad Aidane is a senior project manager at the Port of Seattle, where he leads information technology projects for the Seattle-Tacoma International Airport and Port of Seattle. Aidane has more than 29 years of industry experience as an information technology professional and project manager. His experience spans the fields of telecom, finance, health care and government in the U.S., Germany, Austria and Belgium at organizations such as HP, Cap Gemini, Time Warner Telecom and Telefonica.

Classes by this instructor

Closing a Project/Capstone Presentation

Closing a project formalizes acceptance of the product, service, or result and brings the project or a project phase to an orderly end. As the final requirement for completion of the certificate, students present their capstone project and share lessons learned.
October 10, 2025 to November 28, 2025, Biltmore Hall, Rm 123

Initiating and Planning a Project

Project teams will initiate a project by completing a project charter, then the project teams will identify project stakeholders and develop a stakeholder register. The project teams begin the process planning a project in earnest by conducting a risk analysis, creating a communication plan, developing a work breakdown structure, and defining the required tasks. Students then estimate duration and work for all tasks in the project.
October 16, 2025 to December 4, 2025, Online - Canvas

Project Management Framework

This module provides an introduction to Project Management Framework concepts and the terminology commonly encountered in the world of project management. Further, it describes the constraints and benefits of project management, and then presents an overview of project management standards and related disciplines. After forming into project teams, students begin to identify a problem or opportunity that needs to be solved. This will lead to the process of selecting and prioritizing projects.
December 23, 2025 to September 22, 2026, Biltmore Hall, Rm 123

Scheduling, Tracking and Reporting

Microsoft� Project is introduced in this module allowing the students to master the software while planning the work involved in the project and determining the project schedule. After finalizing the project plan, the project baseline is set against which progress is tracked and performance is measured so that corrective action can be taken. Students then master the aspects of Microsoft� Project used in tracking projects, controlling project variances, and creating management status reports.
September 25, 2025 to November 13, 2025, Biltmore Hall, Rm 123