Project Management: Concepts and Phases
| Tittle | Project Management: Concepts
and Phases |
| Department | Information-Computer Systems and Control |
| Type (compulsory/optional) | Optional |
| Cycle (first/second) | Second Cycle |
| Semester when the component is delivered | 1st semester |
| Course description | The
aim of the course is to study the basic principles of teaching and mastering of
scientific and practical project management tools. Tasks of the course are to build knowledge and skills on the basics of project management, project planning activities in compliance with international standards of project management. |
| Course content |
Module 1. The concept of project management Topic 1. Introduction and definitions Topic 2. Aims and objectives Topic 3. Scope and success criteria Topic 4. Project types (scale, industries, duration, etc.) Topic 5. Standards for project management Topic 6. Stakeholders Topic 7. Defining project management organization and context of projects Topic 8. Aspects of costs and values Module 2. Project life cycle concepts, maturity models and stakeholder management Topic 9. Project life cycle concepts Topic 10. Customer relationships and stakeholder management Topic 11. Core concepts of maturity models Topic 12. Maturity models and quality management Training |
| Learning outcomes | Ability
to define phase of the project and its life cycle, objectives, type, scope and
structure after systems analysis of it. Ability to design project concept and structure, set interrelationships between project tasks and phases. Ability to identify performance criteria of the project, apply the methods and tools of project management, evaluate the results of project activities and use methods of analysis of the project. |
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Contact hours (lectures/seminars)
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30/15 |
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Prerequisites
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Principles of Management, Foundations of Computer Science, Management of Information Systems |
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Number of ECTS credits allocated
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5credits |