Project Management

2019/2020

Учебный год

ENG

Обучение ведется на английском языке

3

Кредиты

Кто читает:

Кафедра венчурного менеджмента (Нижний Новгород) (Факультет менеджмента (Нижний Новгород))

Статус:

Курс по выбору

Когда читается:

2-й курс, 1 модуль

Преподаватель

Цителадзе Давид Джемалович

Course Syllabus

Abstract

The discipline "Project Management" is aimed at forming the necessary amount of fundamental and applied knowledge and skills for successful project management by the students. The competencies of the student, formed as a result of mastering the discipline.

Learning Objectives

• As a result of mastering the discipline, the student must: Know:  definitions and concepts of projects, programs and their context, as objects of management;  various approaches to the classification of projects;  processes and management tools for various functional areas of the project;  definitions and concepts of subjects of management;  history and development trends of project management approaches;  methods used in project management. Be able to:  identify goals, objectives, subject area, stakeholders and project structures;  draw up the charter of the project;  draw up the organizational and technological model of the project;  calculate the project implementation schedule;  qualitatively and quantitatively assess the risks and opportunities of the project;  manage the project team.

Expected Learning Outcomes

• Able to build Gantt charts, as well as BCF - a method of analysis and regulation of project activities
• Able to draw up network diagrams of the project without delay. Understands the essence of the critical path method.
• Able to draw up network diagrams with delays. Able to use the PERT scheduling method
• Able to assess the investment attractiveness of the project. Able to calculate the investment attractiveness of the project using Excel tables
• Able: - formulate the subject area of the project; - knows how to use the combustion diagram of the project objectives; -Able to use the method of mastered volume; - knows how to use the Ishikawa diagram; - knows how to assess the risks of the project; - knows how to make changes to the project.

Course Contents

• Standards, methodology, methods and tools for project management
  A description of international, national and corporate standards for project management. The role and importance of project management in the modern world is shown. The place and role of project management in management activities. The definition of the project, the characteristics of the project, programs and project portfolios are given. We study Gantt charts and BCF-methodology for managing the project calendar.
• A systematic approach to project management
  A description of the project as a system and its main elements is made. Varieties and classification of projects and programs are shown. The features of various types of projects and programs are shown
• Management of subjects of management and organizational structures
  A description of the subjects of project management and a typology of the organizational structures of the project. The concepts of project team and project management team are introduced. The stages of the personnel management process in the project are shown. The main tasks of the stages of the personnel management process in the project. Determination of the functional responsibilities of the project participants. The principles of creating a project team. The approaches of managing the development and activities of the project team are shown. The concept of project stakeholders and their interests is introduced.
• Stages of project management processes
  The concept of project management processes and project process management is introduced. The features of the stages of the project management processes are discussed. The relationship between the stages of the management processes and key indicators of project management is shown. The main and auxiliary processes of project management are shown. The concept and definition of the goal and strategy of the project are introduced. The main aspects reflected in the description of the project goal. The relationship of the goals and objectives of the project. Defining and evaluating project goals and strategies. The charter of the project. The concept of success and failure of a project is given. The factors that influence the success and failure of the project are described. The interconnection and independence of the project success and failure criteria is shown. The construction of the project structures, types and examples of structural models of the project used in project management are shown. The concepts and varieties of the organizational structures of the project are introduced. Dependence of the organizational structure of the project (OBS) on the structural decomposition of the project (WBS). The concept of the matrix of the distribution of responsibility in the project. Examples of organizational structures of project-oriented organizations.
• Management of functional areas of the project
  This section shows the functional areas of the project. Project domain management. The structural decomposition of the project is given as the basis for determining the content of the project. Project content management methods. Examples of definition and construction of the hierarchical structure of the project. The main tasks of the stages of the project content management process. Project management by time parameters. The concept of project management by time parameters is introduced. The definition of the project schedule and its variety, the concept of time parameters and criteria in project management is given. The stages of the project management process in terms of time, the main tasks of the stages of the project management process in terms of time are described. Models, methods and procedures for project management in terms of time. Examples of constructing a model for calculating a schedule are given. Project cost management. The concepts of project cost and budget are introduced. The necessity of cost management in the project is substantiated. The factors affecting the cost of the project, the stages of the process of managing the cost and finances of the project are described. The main tasks of the stages of the project cost management process. Quality management in the project. The stages of the quality management process in the project are shown. The main tasks of the stages of the quality management process in the project are described. The methods of quality assurance and quality control in the project are described. Risk management in the project. The types of risks in the project are described. The stages of the risk management process in the project are shown. The main tasks of the stages of the risk management process in the project. Methods for identifying risks. Methods of risk assessment. Methods of responding to risk events in the project. Examples of analysis and risk assessment in the project. Human Resource Management Project. The concept of personnel management in the project is introduced. The stages of the personnel management process in the project are shown. The main tasks of the stages of the personnel management process in the project are described. The functional responsibilities of the project participants are given. The principles of creating a project team are formulated. Project communications management. The concept of project communications management is introduced. The factors affecting communication in the project are described. Virtual project teams and features of virtual meetings are described. The planning of communications in the project is discussed. Interested information needs determined

Assessment Elements

• exam
• home work
• Essay

Interim Assessment

• Interim assessment (1 module)
  0.33 * Essay + 0.34 * exam + 0.33 * home work

Bibliography

Recommended Core Bibliography

• Hunt, J. A., & Project Management Institute. (2018). PMI-ACP Project Management Institute Agile Certified Practitioner Exam Study Guide. Indianapolis: Sybex. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsebk&AN=1693203

Recommended Additional Bibliography

• Association, I. R. M. (2016). Project Management : Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications. [Place of publication not identified]: Business Science Reference. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsebk&AN=1253153
• Grit, R. (2019). Project Management : A Practical Approach (Vol. Fifth edition). Groningen: Noordhoff Uitgevers BV. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsebk&AN=2281726
• Lock, D. (2018). Project Management (Vol. Seventh edition). London: Routledge. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsebk&AN=1625388
• Marion, J. W. (2018). Project Management : A Common Sense Guide to the PMBOK, Part One-Framework and Schedule. New York, NY: Momentum Press. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsebk&AN=1703251
• Marion, J. W. (2019). Project Management : A Common-Sense Guide to the PMBOK Program, Part Two–Plan and Execution. New York, NY: Momentum Press. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsebk&AN=1918052