Project Management Concepts

Brief description

  • comprehensive overview of the core tasks, methods and techniques of project management along the project life cycle,
  • leading procedure models (e.g. classical, agile, hybrid),
  • international PM standards and PM certifications (IPMA, PMI, Axelos, Scrum)

Mode of delivery

face to face

Type

compulsory

Recommended or required reading and other learning resources/tools

  • Patzak, G./Rattay, G. (2018): Projektmanagement. Projekte, Projektport-folios, Programme und projektorientierte Unternehmen, 7th ed., Vienna: Linde
  • Timinger, H. (2017): Modernes Projektmanagement. Mit traditionellem, agilem und hybridem Vorgehen zum Erfolg, Weinheim: Wiley
  • leading international PM standards (e.g. ICB4, PMBoK, PRINCE2, Scrum Guide)

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

lecture and discussion, Moodle questionnaires as knowledge check; links to in-depth instructional videos for individual PM topics

Assessment methods and criteria

written final exam end of term

Infos

Degree programme

Projectmanagement & Organisation (Master)

Cycle

Master

ECTS Credits

2.00

Language of instruction

German

Curriculum

Part-Time

Academic year

2023

Semester

1 WS

Incoming

No

Learning outcome

After successfully completing this course, based on their consolidated knowledge of PM basics students will be able to explain

  • the interplay of core PM areas of responsibility,
  • commonalities and differences between leading procedure models, and
  • fields of activity for the leading procedure models and PM standards

Course code

0388-20-01-BB-DE-01