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Project Management (Fall 2011) |
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| Course code : | PIPMAN-U1 | ||
| ECTS Credits : | 5 | Status : | Optional |
| Revised : | 30/05 2011 | Written : | 29/04 2002 |
| Placement : | 5-7 semester | Hours per week : | 4 |
| Length : | 1 semester | Teaching Language : | English |
| Objective : | To introduce the students to the concepts of project management and to carry through exercises in problem solving related to project management. The student will at the end of course be able to: - Understand project management as a managerial task - Understand strategic project management, project programs and an organizational project office - Scope a project. Break down a project from overall project to individual activities - Plan the projects time-frame from start to completion using generally known and accepted techniques as e.g. Gantt charts and Activity-on-Arrow diagrams - Estimate time and cost of project activities and of the overall project - To make a budget of project revenue and costs - Track the financial and time performance of a running project and perform a risk analysis of the project - Evaluate a company"s project management skills |
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| Principal Content : | Definition of a project Relationship to other management disciplines Modelling the project Stakeholders Strategy and project management Work breakdown structure Resource Planning Time planning Schedule Bar Charts Cost and quality planning Plan analysis and risk management Project organisation Teams Management and leadership Control of projects Problem-solving and decision-making Project completion and review |
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| Teaching method : | Lectures, group discussions, group exercises, cases, presentations. | ||
| Required prequisites : | - | ||
| Recommended prerequisites : | - | ||
| Relations : | - | ||
| Type of examination : | Look under remarks | ||
| External examiner : | External | ||
| Marking : | 7 step scale | ||
| Remarks : | Oral examination / Project. Taking part in all exercises is compulsory. Oral examination based on the general theory of project management and a group project carried out during the semester. This course is part of the International Business Semester (IBS). In order to participate in the examination the student must follow the course actively and be present in 80% of the lessons as a minimum. Furthermore the student must deliver all mandatory tasks during the semester. |
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| Teaching material : | Harvey Maylor: Project Management | ||
| Responsible teacher : | Samuel Larsen
, sbla@dtu.dk |
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