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Project Management

Niveau

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Learning outcomes of the courses/module

The participants:
- are familiar with the key terms in process management
- are familiar with the key approaches to project management
- are familiar with the fundamental processes of a project
- are familiar with project management tools
- learn how to apply these processes and tools in practice
- recognize the benefits of process management

Prerequisites for the course

none

Course content

- Definition of a project
- Project management approaches and tools
- Criteria for project success and failure
- Project phases and the project life cycle
- Work breakdown structure and Gantt chart
- Introduction to process design and improvement, challenges in process design, process metrics, and process control

Recommended specialist literature

Kuster, J., Bachmann, C., Huber, E., Hubmann, M., Lippmann, R., Schneider, E., Schneider, P., Witschi, U., & Wüst, R. (2019). Handbuch Projektmanagement: Agil – Klassisch – Hybrid. Wiesbaden: Springer Verlag.
Timinger, H. (2017). Modernes Projektmanagement: Mit traditionellem, agilem und hybridem Vorgehen zum Erfolg. John Wiley & Sons.
Kusay-Merkle, U. (2018). Agiles Projektmanagement im Berufsalltag: Für mittlere und kleine Projekte. Berlin-Heidelberg: Springer Verlag.
Hofert, S. (2018). Das agile Mindset: Mitarbeiter entwickeln, Zukunft der Arbeit gestalten. Wiesbaden: Springer.

Assessment methods and criteria

Portfolioarbeit

Language

German

Number of ECTS credits awarded

5

Semester hours per week

Planned teaching and learning method

ILV (Blended Learning)

Semester/trimester in which the course/module is offered

1

Type of course/module

Type of course