MAN 5027 Project Management
MAN 5027 Project Management
| Course code | Semester |
|---|---|
MAN 5028 | 2022 Autumn |
MAN 5029 | 2023 Spring |
We have a project-based society and therefore it is salient to have the competence and capabilities to lead projects, from the early idea of a project and throughout its life cycle, as well as to materialize the benefits of implementing project deliveries. This course provides the participants with knowledge, skills and attitudes to lead projects and to use projects as a way of organizing work in their own organization. We look into the core processes of managing and leading projects such as planning, organizing, planning, and various strategies for project execution. We learn how to manage risk and opportunities, collaborating with stakeholders, evaluating and learning from projects, and how to understand and enable the various dimensions of project success. We also study together the characteristics of efficient project teams and how to enable team work, knowledge integration in teams, culture and climate for coordination and collaboration in teams. We include both stage gate and agile methodlogies. Also, project work is reflecet on in light of ethcial issues, sustainability issues, and the impact of digitalization.
After having completed the course, the participants should have developed the following knowledge:
- Hold advanced knowledge of key terms and challenges within the area of project management associated with planning, organizing, implementing and following up/evaluating 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.
- Be knowledgeable research and development work within the field of leading and managing projects.
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 chose an appropriate and situation specific way of organizing of the project, including the development of formal and informal structures, developing of roles and procedures, understand and collaborate with stakeholders in an efficient and embedded way.
- Be able to control and evaluate the project.
- Be able to analyze and influence the way the team develops. .
- Be able to analyze the role, style and behavior 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:
- Willingness to follow and take part in the development of the domain of project management and develop knowledge and skills within the area of project management.
- Willingness to critically reflect and analyze the development and focus of the domain of project management including relevant issues related to domain, industry and ethics
- Willingness to reflect over the theories and tools they apply in their own practice and continuously aiming to improve their own project practice.
- Be motivated for acting responsibly in their everyday project practice
1st course module:The project's foundation – starting up the project
2nd course module:Project execution models, planning and uncertainty management
3rd course module: Project organizing and the relational context of projects, stakeholders
4th course module: Project control, governance, project evaluation and project learning
5th course module: Project leadership and team work. Coping with ethical issues in projects.
6th course module: The project oriented enterprise, program and portfolio management. Summary and conclusion of the programme.
The programme is conducted through six course modules over two semesters, a total of approx. 150 lecturing hours. Project tutorials includes 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, 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.
In all BI Executive courses and programs, there is a mutual requirement
for the student and the course responsible regarding the involvement of the student's experience in the planning and implementation of courses, modules and programmes. This means that the student has the right and duty to get involved with their own knowledge and practice relevance, through the active sharing of their relevant experience and knowledge.
1st course module -The project's foundation and starting up projects
Duration
3 days (25 hours)
Objectives
Understanding of what a project is and that projects can be understood in different 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. 2018. Prosjektledelse: Et organisasjonsperspektiv. Bekkestua: NKI forlaget. ISBN 82-562-6129-3. Kap. 1-3.
Larson, C. & E. Gray. 2018. Project Management: The Managerial Process. Boston: McGraw-Hill. Kap. 1-4.
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 execution models, planning and uncertainty management
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. 2018 Prosjektledelse: Et organisasjonsperspektiv. Bekkestua: NKI forlaget. ISBN 82-562-6129-3, kap. 4.
Larson, C. & E. Gray. 2018. Project Management: The Managerial Process. Boston: McGraw-Hill, chap. 5-9.
Articles - Compulsory literature for the module
Selected articles
Term paper
Definition of problems
Data gathering methods
Final choice of project
.
3rd course module: Project organizing and the relational context of projects, stakeholders
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, E. S. (2018). Prosjektledelse: Et organisasjonsperspektiv. Bekkestua: NKI forlaget. Chap. 5.
Larson, E. & C. Gray (2018). Project Management: The Managerial Process. Chap. 3, 12, 15, 16.
Söderlund, Jonas. 2005. Projektledning & projektkompetens. Malmö, Sverige: Liber. ISBN 91-47-07579-1, Chap. 11.
Articles - Compulsory literature for the module
Selected articles
Term paper
Structure of paper, presentation of outline
Supervision
4th course module: Project control, governance, project evaluation 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. 2018. Prosjektledelse: Et organisasjonsperspektiv. Bekkestua: NKI forlaget, chap. 9.
Gray, C. & E. Larson (2018): Project Management: The Managerial Process. Chap. 13-14.
Articles - Compulsory literature for the module
Selected articles
Term paper
Supervision
5th course module: Project leadership and team work. Coping with ethical issues in projects.
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, E. S. (2018). Prosjektledelse: Et organisasjonsperspektiv. Bekkestua: NKI forlaget. Chap. 7.
Larson, E. & C. Gray (2018). Project Management: The Managerial Process. Chap. 11-12.
Müller, R. and J.R. Turner, Project-Oriented Leadership. Chap. 2-4, 6
Söderlund, J. 2005. Projektledning & projektkompetens. Chap. 12-13.
Articles - Compulsory literature for the module
Selected articles
Term paper
Work on definition of problems
Supervision
6th course module: The project-oriented enterprise, program and portfolio management
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, E. S. (2018). Prosjektledelse: Et organisasjonsperspektiv. Bekkestua: NKI forlaget. Chap. 8.
Larson, E. & C. Gray (2018). Project Management: The Managerial Process. Chap. 11-12.
Söderlund, Jonas. 2005. Projektledning & projektkompetens. Malmö, Sverige: Liber. ISBN 91-47-07579-1, Chap. 2, 14-15.
Articles - Compulsory literature for the module
Selected articles
Term paper
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 and at least four years of work experience. For applicants who have already completed a master’s degree, three years of work experience are required.
Disclaimer
Deviations in teaching and exams may occur if external conditions or unforeseen events call for this.
| 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.
| Activity | Duration | Comment |
|---|---|---|
Teaching | 150 Hour(s) | |
Prepare for teaching | 150 Hour(s) | |
Student's own work with learning resources | 500 Hour(s) | Self study, term paper and exam |
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.