Project Management

CHARACTERISTICS

Year/semester: 1/1
ECTS: 8

TEACHING STAFF

Lecturer: Dr. Pernille Eskerod

AIMS OF THE SUBJECT

The purpose of this course is to enable students to enhance their knowledge about and to develop an understanding of the most important concepts, theories and methods within the project management discipline, so that they are able to analyse projects and project processes, and as a result, are able to make valuable contributions to management and leadership. The students develop a generic competence in project management based on classic methods, newest theories, as well as cases and examples drawn from a wide variety of project types and project environments.

COURSE SYLLABUS

1. Introduction
2. Conceptualizing Project Management
   • Project orientation as a management strategy
   • Project and programme management approaches
   • Project organization models and project roles
   • Teams, leadership and project culture
   • Project management and its context
3. Elements of the Project Process
   • Project mandate
   • Project main course
   • Structuring the project
   • Milestone planning
   • Stakeholders, stakeholder analysis, and stakeholder management
   • Risk/Uncertainty management
   • Staffing the project
   • Detailed planning
   • Project communication
   • Teambuilding
4. Methods of Project and Programme Management
   • Methods for coordinating projects and programmes
   • Methods for controlling projects and programmes
   • Methods for resolving a discontinuity of a project or a programme
   • Methods for closing-down a project or a programme
5. Assuring of management quality in projects and programmes

BIBLIOGRAPHY

• Gareis, R. (2005). Happy Projects!, Manz.
• Selection of articles and notes.

COURSE COMPETENCES

Students will have an understanding of the concepts, theories and methods of project management.

Students will be able to distinguish among different project models and project management models, and will be able to apply them.

Students will be able to plan projects and apply methods for ongoing project management.

Students will be able to analyse and assess projects and project processes.