Project management

Module title:

Project management

Module overview:

The objectives of this module are to enable students to learn:
analyze different methodologies, concepts and structures of project management,
initiate, plan and manage projects using appropriate project management software.

Students will learn the value of methodology and organization of project work and identify different project roles and responsibilities. This module is carried out in the fourth semester, at the moment when students have already acquired most of the skills needed to work in the profession and gives them tools for planning and implementing future projects.

It is important for students to attend this module in order to understand the value of quality project management and to gain insight into a systematic and efficient approach to the resources of space, time, manpower and finance. Students will therefore be able to select and recommend processes and organize them according to project requirements, apply software management and reporting, which in turn will contribute to the overall skill set important in their future workplace.
Students will learn:
apply the methodology for project implementation
define the basic elements of the Project Charter
propose the project organization and stakeholders necessary for the implementation of the project
apply knowledge of time management, costs, problems, scope, communication, risks, quality throughout all phases of the project life cycle
create a project plan using a project management tool
create a project progress report using a project management tool

Literature:

1. European Commission, Directorate-General for Digital Services, (2018) PM², Project management methodology : guide 3.0. Publications Office of the European Union. https://data.europa.eu/doi/10.2799/755246