Apply
now
now
Project Management (E)
level of course unit
MasterLearning outcomes of course unit
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
* 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 and co-requisites
not applicable
course contents
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
* 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 or required reading
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
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 of instruction
Englishnumber of ECTS credits allocated
4eLearning quota in percent
20course-hours-per-week (chw)
2planned learning activities and teaching methods
Lecture, group work, presentation and discussion of tasks
