Modul Project Management: Processes and Methods

Code:	217900
Module title:	Project Management: Processes and Methods
Version:	1.0 (06/2016)
Last update:	26.09.2022
Responsible person:	Prof. Dr. rer.pol. Brauweiler, Jana j.brauweiler@hszg.de

Offered in 5 study courses:	Automation and Mechatronics (B.Eng.) valid from class 2018
	Electrical Power Systems (B.Eng.) valid from class 2018
	Integrated Management (M.Sc.) valid from class 2021
	Integrated Management Systems (M.Sc.) valid from class 2023
	Integrated Management Systems (M.Sc.) valid from class 2025

Semester according to time table:	SoSe+WiSe (summer and winter semester)
Module level:	Master
Duration:	1 semester
Status:	elective core module (specialization)
Place where the module will be offered:	Zittau
Language of Instruction:	English

Workload* in

SCH **

semester

hours

ECTS Credits

1

2

3

L

S

P

O

L

S

P

O

L

S

P

O

150

5

4.0

2

2

0

0

*	Overall workload per module (1 ECTS credit corresponds to a workload of 30 hours)
**	One semester credit hour (SCH) corresponds to a workload / class meeting of 45 minutes per week in a semester

Self study time in hours	total	subdivided into
	105	75 Preperation of contact hours	30 Preparation of exam	0 Others

Learning and teaching methods:

Communicating of specialist knowledge in lectures and application-oriented exercises. Consolidation and reflection of the acquired knowledge by solving a complex project task as group work. Parts of the teaching contents are to be complied or to deepen by literature or self-study. These contents are an important condition for the solution of the complex project task. The solutions of the complex project task are presented and discuss by the students in the seminar.

Further information:

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Exam(s)
Assessment	Major examination (written report)	-	100.0%

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Syllabus plan/Content:

1. Introduction - Necessity for projects/ project management - Project definition - Kinds of projects - Definition project management - International standards in project management - Project phases according to DIN 69900-1 to 5 2. Project initiation and definition - Evaluation of Project ideas and their evaluation - Defining project aims - Project order 3. Project planning - Project plans (project structure plan, expiry plan, expenditure planning, other plans, plan to optimize project) 4. Project realization - Project start (opening event/ kick-off meeting) - Team building - Project organization - Project conversation and control - Project reporting and documentation 5. Project closure - Entity of project closure - Acceptance of the project results - Project closure analysis - Final report and final documentation - Final presentation of the project results - Project disbandment 6. Other Project Management Standards - Project management according to IPMA Competence Baseline (ICB)/ National Competence Baseline (NCB) - Project management according to Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK) des Project Management Institute (PMI) - Project management according to software PRINCE 2 (Projects in Controlled Environment 2)

Learning Outcomes:
Subject-specific skills and competences:	- Knowledge about definitions, aims and areas of responsibility of project management as well as definition and kinds of projects - Knowledge of important project management phases - Use of the steps of the project management phases - Use of important instruments of the project management phases - Knowledge of kinds and control of successful factors and failure factors of projects - Knowledge of similarities and differences in project management according to the main international standards for project management
Generic competences (Personal and key skills):	- Analytical skills to promote a general problem-solving ability - Team ability, time management, project management - Self-study, literature research, presentation ability, argumentation ability (both written and oral) - Reading ability in German and English

Pre-requisites:	Scientific or engineer-scientific bachelor’s degree

Literature:

- Burghardt, Manfred: Einführung in Projektmanagement, Definition, Planung, Kontrolle und Abschluss, Siemens, 2002 - Cronenbroeck, Wolfgang: Handbuch internationales Projektmanagement, Verlag Poeschel, 2004 - DIN 69900: Projektmanagement – Netzplantechnik; Beschreibungen und Begriffe (Begriffe und Darstellung der Ablauf und Terminplanung mit Terminliste, Balkenplan und Netzplan - DIN 69901-1: Projektmanagement – Projektmanagementsysteme – Teil 1: Grundlagen (Einsatzziele, Modellcharakter, Eigenschaften, Erwartungen und Unterstützung der Trägerorganisation, Dokumentation des Systems, Regeln für PM-Prozesse) - DIN 69901-2: Projektmanagement – Projektmanagementsysteme – Teil 2: Prozesse, Prozessmodell (Übersicht der PM-Prozesse, Diagramme der Zusammenhänge und einheitliche Prozessbeschreibungen) - DIN 69901-3: Projektmanagement – Projektmanagementsysteme – Teil 3: Methoden (Kurzbeschreibungen der projektspezifischen Methoden für Aufwandschätzung, Projektcontrolling, Projektvergleich und Strukturierung) - DIN 69901-4: Projektmanagement – Projektmanagementsysteme – Teil 4: Daten, Datenmodell (Beschreibung eines Datenmodells für die Speicherung und Verarbeitung projektspezifischer Daten zwecks Erhöhung der Komplexität zwischen Projektdateien und Systemen verschiedener Hersteller von PM-Software) - DIN 69901-5: Projektmanagement – Projektmanagementsysteme – Teil 5: Begriffe (alphabetische Sammlung von Benennungen und Definitionen wesentlicher PM-Begriffe aus den Teilen 1-4) - Kuster, Jürg; Huber, Eugen; Lippmann, Robert; Schmidt, Alphons; Schneider, Emil; Witschi, Urs; Wüst, Roger: Handbuch Projektmanagement, Springer Verlag, 2008 - Olfert, Klaus: Kompakt-Training Projektmanagement, Kiehl Verlag, 2007 - Pfetzing; Karl; Rohde, Adolf: Ganzheitliches Projektmanagement, Verlag Dr. Götz Schmidt, 2001 - Schulz-Wimmer, Heinz: Projekte managen, Werkzeuge für effizientes Organisieren, Durchführen und Nachhalten von Projekten, Jokers edition, 2007