MAN 5027 Project Management
MAN 5027 Project Management
| MAN 5028 - 1. semester | |
| MAN 5029 - 2. semester |
This course makes the participants prepared to lead and manage projects and make use of project-based forms of organizing in their own organization.
The course is offered as two alternatives: one standard, and one online version. The content, examination and requirements are similar for both tuition alternatives.
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.
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.
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.
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
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.
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
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 |
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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 |
All exams must be passed to get a grade in this course.
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.