MAN 5027 Project Management

MAN 5027 Project Management

Course code: 
MAN 5027
Department: 
Leadership and Organizational Behaviour
Credits: 
30
Course coordinator: 
Jonas Søderlund
Anne Live Vaagaasar
Course name in Norwegian: 
Prosjektledelse
Product category: 
Executive
Portfolio: 
Executive Master of Management
Semester: 
2018 Autumn
Active status: 
Active
Level of study: 
Master
Teaching language: 
Norwegian
Course type: 
Associate course
Course codes for multi- or associated courses.
MAN 5028 - 1. semester
MAN 5029 - 2. semester
Introduction

This course makes the participants prepared to lead and manage projects and make use of project-based forms of organizing in their own organization.

 

Learning outcomes - Knowledge

After having completed the course, the participants should have developed the following knowledge:

  • Be knowledgeable about key terms and challenges within the area of project management associated with planning, organizing, implementation and follow-up/evaluation of projects.
  • Be knowledgeable about relevant disciplinary and work-ethical problems within the area of project management.
  • Be knowledgeable about basic theories, methods and concepts within the domain of project management.
  • Be knowledgeable about the history of the domain of project management, its traditions and characteristics.

 

Learning outcomes - Skills

After having completed the course, the participants should have developed the following skills:

  • Be able to evaluate a project in terms of costs and benefits, the risks associated with a project, its opportunities and its ability realize benefits.
  • Be able to prepare for project start-up and implementation by establishing a solid foundation for the project.
  • Be able to plan a project appropriately.
  • Be able to prepare for adaptive organization of the project, and divide responsibilities and clarify roles.
  • Be able to conduct a stakeholder analysis and choose relevant strategies for the management of stakeholders.
  • Be able to control and evaluate the project.
  • Be able to analyze the development of the project team.
  • Be able to analyze the role of the project leader in different contexts.
  • Be able to analyze and evaluate an organizations project maturity and development in a project perspective.
  • Be able to view and analyze the project in a strategic perspective.
Learning Outcome - Reflection

After having completed the course, the participants should have developed the following attitudes:

  • Follow and take part in the development of the domain of project management and develop knowledge and skills within the area of project management.
  • Be critical towards the development and focus of the domain of project management
  • Reflect over their own theoretical understanding and the use of theories and tools in their own practice and continuously improve their own project practice.
  • Act responsibly with regards to leadership experience associated with project management.
Course content

1st course module: The project's foundation
2nd course module: Project planning and uncertanty management
3rd course module: Project organising and the relational context of projects
4th course module: Project control, evaluation and project learning
5th course module: Project leadership and team work
6th course module: The project oriented enterprise

Learning process and requirements to students

The programme is conducted through five course modules over two semesters, a total of approx. 150 lecturing hours.

Project tutorials differ in each Executive Master of Management programme. It will consist of personal tutorials and tutorials given in class. Generally the students may expect consulting tutorials, not evaluating tutorials. The total hours of tutorials offered is estimated to 4 hours per term paper.

Please note that while attendance is not compulsory in all programmes, it is the student's own responsibility to obtain any information provided in class that is not included on the course homepage/ itslearning or other course materials.

The students are evaluated through a term paper, counting 60% of the total grade and a 72 hours individual home exam counting 40%. The term paper may be written individually or in groups of maximum three persons. All evaluations must be passed to obtain a certificate for the programme. 

The term paper is included in the degree’s independent work of degree, cf national regulation on requirements for master’s degree, equivalent to 18 ECTS credits per. programme. For the Executive Master of Management degree, the independent work of degree represents the sum of term papers from three programmes.

 

Software tools
No specified computer-based tools are required.
Additional information

1st course module -The project's foundation 

Duration 

3 days (25 hours) 

Objectives 

Understanding of what a project is and that projects can be understood in diffrent ways. What you have to know before a project is started 

Topics  

Different perspectives on projects, different types of projects  

Project models (PSO, waterfall model, stage gates, PMBOK) 

Evaluation of project proposals  

Working to optimize value - project as an investment 

Project strategies 

Stakeholder analysis 

Project mandate (mission, goals, project thinking) 

Books - Compulsory literature for the module 

Andersen, Erling S. 2005. Prosjektledelse: Et organisasjonsperspektiv. Bekkestua: NKI forlaget. ISBN 82-562-6129-3. Kap. 1-3. 

Larson, Erik W., Clifford F. Gray. 2011. Project management : the managerial process. 5th ed 

Söderlund, Jonas. 2005. Projektledning & projektkompetens. Malmö, Sverige: Liber. ISBN 91-47-07579-1. Kap. 1,3-7. 

Articles - Compulsory literature for the module 

Selected articles 

Term paper 

Exchange of ideas for topics, "Project marketplace"  

Preliminary choice of project and topic 

Method introduction 

2nd course module: Project planning 

Duration 

3 days (25 hours) 

Objectives 

Basic principles of modern project planning, different planning techniques, understanding of uncertainty 

Topics  

Planning principles of modern project work  

Global project planning 

Detailed project planning 

Estimation of time and resource use  

Uncertainty and planning 

Examples of use of IT tools 

Books - Compulsory literature for the module 

Andersen, Erling S. 2005. Prosjektledelse: Et organisasjonsperspektiv. Bekkestua: NKI forlaget. ISBN 82-562-6129-3, kap. 4. 

Larson, Erik W., Clifford F. Gray. 2011. Project management : the managerial process. 5th ed 

Articles - Compulsory literature for the module  

Selected articles 

Term paper 

Definition of problems 

Data gathering methods 

Final choice of project 

3rd course module: Project organization 

Duration 

3 days (25 hours) 

Objectives 

Basic principles of modern project organization, division of responsibilities between project and base organization, understanding of the importance of organizational culture 

Topics  

Organizational challenges of project work 

Structure of project organization (hierarchy, bureaucracy, matrix, network)  

The relationships between the base organization and project  

Roles and responsibilities of project work.  

Important organizational processes (staffing, establishing, recruiting, start-up, execution and termination) 

The project's organizational culture 

The project in light of its context and the relationships it is embedded in 

Books - Compulsory literature for the module 

Andersen, Erling S. 2005. Prosjektledelse: Et organisasjonsperspektiv. Bekkestua: NKI forlaget. ISBN 82-562-6129-3, kap. 5. 

Larson, Erik W., Clifford F. Gray. 2011. Project management : the managerial process. 5th ed 

Söderlund, Jonas. 2005. Projektledning & projektkompetens. Malmö, Sverige: Liber. ISBN 91-47-07579-1, kap. 11. 

Articles - Compulsory literature for the module  

Selected articles 

Term paper 

Structure of paper, presentation of outline 

Supervision 

4th course module: Project control and project learning 

Duration 

3 days (25 hours) 

Objectives  

Basic principles of modern project control and monitoring, internal and external project communication, project learning 

Topics 

Oppfølgingen av prosjektgjennomføringen  

Measuring project progress (time, quality and costs) 

Project documentation 

Continous evaluation and post-evaluation 

Critical Success Factors, Earned Value, holistic evaluation methods 

Internal and external project communication 

Learning, knowledge management and knowledge transfer 

The role of the project office 

Books - Compulsory literature for the module 

Andersen, Erling S. 2005. Prosjektledelse: Et organisasjonsperspektiv. Bekkestua: NKI forlaget. ISBN 82-562-6129-3, kap. 6. 

Larson, Erik W., Clifford F. Gray. 2011. Project management : the managerial process. 5th ed 

Söderlund, Jonas. 2005. Projektledning & projektkompetens. Malmö, Sverige: Liber. ISBN 91-47-07579-1, kap. 8-10. 

Articles - Compulsory literature for the module  

Selected articles 

Term paper 

Supervision 

5th course module: Project leadership and teamwork 

Duration 

3 days (25 hours) 

Objectives 

Basic principles of project leadership and teamwork 

Topics  

Project leadership, management of temporary organizations and change management 

Different types of leaderships 

Projects as teamwork 

Books - Compulsory literature for the module 

Andersen, Erling S. 2005. Prosjektledelse: Et organisasjonsperspektiv. Bekkestua: NKI forlaget. ISBN 82-562-6129-3, kap. 7. 

Larson, Erik W., Clifford F. Gray. 2011. Project management : the managerial process. 5th ed 

Söderlund, Jonas. 2005. Projektledning & projektkompetens. Malmö, Sverige: Liber. ISBN 91-47-07579-1, kap. 12-13. 

Articles - Compulsory literature for the module  

Selected articles 

Term paper 

Work on definition of problems 

Supervision 

Possible presentation of outline 

6th course module: The project-oriented enterprise 

Duration 

3 days (25 hours)) 

Objectives  

Management of programmes and portfoilio, the future development of the project profession 

Topics 

Multi project management, programmes and portfoilos 

Project maturity  

The project profession, certifization  

The road ahead - leadership and project managment 

Books - Compulsory literature for the module 

Andersen, Erling S. 2005. Prosjektledelse: Et organisasjonsperspektiv. Bekkestua: NKI forlaget. ISBN 82-562-6129-3, kap. 8. 

Larson, Erik W., Clifford F. Gray. 2011. Project management : the managerial process. 5th ed 

Söderlund, Jonas. 2005. Projektledning & projektkompetens. Malmö, Sverige: Liber. ISBN 91-47-07579-1, kap. 2, 14-15. 

Articles - Compulsory literature for the module  

Selected articles 

Term paper 

Supervision 

Qualifications

Bachelor degree, corresponding to 180 credits from an accredited university, university college or similar educational institution
The applicant must be at least 25 years of age
At least four years of work experience. For applicants who have already completed a master’s degree, three years of work experience are required.

Assessments
Assessments
Exam category: 
Submission
Form of assessment: 
Written submission
Weight: 
60
Grouping: 
Group/Individual (1 - 3)
Duration: 
2 Semester(s)
Comment: 
Term paper, counting 60% of the total grade.
Exam code: 
MAN 50271
Grading scale: 
ECTS
Resit: 
Examination when next scheduled course
Exam category: 
Submission
Form of assessment: 
Written submission
Weight: 
40
Grouping: 
Individual
Duration: 
72 Hour(s)
Comment: 
Individual 72 hours home exam, counting 40% of the total grade.
Exam code: 
MAN 50272
Grading scale: 
ECTS
Resit: 
Examination when next scheduled course
Exam organisation: 
Ordinary examination
All exams must be passed to get a grade in this course.
Total weight: 
100
Sum workload: 
0

A course of 1 ECTS credit corresponds to a workload of 26-30 hours. Therefore a course of 30 ECTS credit corresponds to a workload of at least 800 hours.