The project management module addresses the considerable changes seen in recent years in areas where project work is used. From primarily being a tool for solving and managing technical problems, the term “management by projects” more precisely describes the way projects today are used as strategic and tactical tools for company development and success.

This is also the objective of this module; in the sense that it demonstrates the way modern project work enhances “business by projects”. The planning and organisation of projects as well as their management are discussed from a variety of angles. The managerial problems that may and most likely will crop up during project work are given broad consideration, both from a theoretical and, not least, a practical perspective.

The reason for this module to come early in the MBA program, is to give the students a tool for more practically mastering the multitude of areas the program subsequently contains. Varying from the very strategic projects developed for achieving strategic company purposes, to the creation of tactical projects within marketing, finance, product development and organisational change, and to the typical operational projects needed for the daily operations in areas such as production, logistics and personnel training.

In the module the students are taught how to regard project management in a holistic perspective, learning them to create projects that contribute to the all the different goals modern organisations have. The integration processes the students will be exposed to include the selection of projects that best support the organisation, the stakeholder and network attitude modern project managers must master, and the important project management processes needed in order to complete projects.