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Project Management (E)

Niveau

Master

Learning outcomes of the courses/module

The graduate, the student:
* Knows project management techniques
* Knows project stages and project results
* Can plan project goals, scope, tasks, duration and resources
* Knows roles and participants in projects
* Can design a project organization
* Can lead project meetings
* Can monitor progress in projects
* Can communicate with stakeholders
* Knows IT support for project management
* Knows the benefits of frameworks such as PMA and PMI
* Knows tasks and techniques of multi-project management

Prerequisites for the course

not applicable

Course content

Project Management Basics with focus on process improvement and ERP implementation
* Setting up a project (goals, scope, timeline, etc.)
* Planning project results, tasks, time and resources
* Installing a project team and communicating with stakeholders
* Managing results, risks, quality, time and budget

Agile Project Management Methods:
* Challenges in traditional project management
* Scrum framework and agile approach and principles
* Agile artifacts (Scrum, sprints, backlogs, dailies, retro, etc.)
* Release management in agile projects
* Hybrid project management methods

Recommended specialist literature

Wysocki R., et al.: Effective Project Management; Wiley 2013; 7th edition
Sutherland J., Sutherland J.J.; Scrum: The Art of Doing Twice the Work in Half the Time; London; 2014
Schwaber and Sutherland, “The Scrum Guide”
Goodpasture J.; Project Management the Agile Way: Making it Work in the Enterprise; Plantation; 2016
Kerzner H.; Project Management; Hoboken, 12. Auflage, 2017

Assessment methods and criteria

Written exam

Language

English

Number of ECTS credits awarded

4

Share of e-learning in %

20

Semester hours per week

2.0

Planned teaching and learning method

Lecture, group work, presentation and discussion of tasks

Semester/trimester in which the course/module is offered

2

Name of lecturer

Prof. (FH) DI Dr. Martin Adam

Academic year

1

Key figure of the course/module

SSK.2

Type of course/module

integrated lecture

Type of course

Compulsory

Internship(s)

not applicable