SUBJECT
Project Management
lecture
Master
2+0+0
Semester 1
Autumn semester
It describes the project management life cycle and its related processes, as well as the project life cycle.
The course follows "The PMBOK® Guide" that contains the globally recognized standard and guide for the project management profession.
The project management standard will be presented as a formal document that describes established norms, methods, processes, and practices.
The course will provide an introduction to key concepts in the project management field.
The course will summarize the Process Groups and provides an overview of process interactions among the ten Knowledge Areas and five Process Groups.
The project management body of knowledge will be discussed, then a detailed description will be provided on the information in the standard by describing the inputs and outputs, as well as tools and techniques used in managing projects.
The standard for project management will be shown that depicts the processes, inputs, and outputs that are considered to be good practice on most projects most of the time.
The course will define several key terms and the relationship among portfolio management, program management, project management and organizational project management.
Compulsory readings:
- A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge: PMBOK(®) Guide Author: Project Management Institute Publisher: Project Management Institute Year Published: 2013 Edition: 5 th ISBN-13: 9781935589679
- A Project Manager's Book of Forms, 2nd Edition: A Companion to the PMBOK® Guide, 5th Edition Author: Cynthia Stackpole Snyder Publisher: Wiley Year Published: 2013 Edition: 2 nd ISBN-13:9781118430781
Recommended readings:
- Hinde, David. PRINCE2 study guide. John Wiley & Sons, 2012.
- Turley, Frank. "An Introduction to PRINCE2®." Management Plaza (2010).
- Richards, Keith. Agile project management: running PRINCE2 projects with DSDM Atern. The Stationery Office, 2007.