Project Management Processes & Tools

Brief description

  • PM processes (e.g. tender preparation, requirements engineering, controlling, procurement),
  • tools (e.g. estimation methods, business tasks),
  • IT utilization in project management

Mode of delivery

face to face

Type

compulsory

Recommended or required reading and other learning resources/tools

  • Gareis, R. / Gareis, L. (2017): Projekt - Programm - Change, Wien:Manz;
  • Jakoby, W. (2015): Projektmanagement für Ingenieure, 3. Auflage, Wiesbaden: Springer;
  • Patzak, G. / Rattay, G. (2017): Projektmanagement: Projekte, Projektportfolios, Programme und projektorientierte Unternehmen, 7. Auflage, Wien: Linde;
  • PMI (2017): PMBOK Guide, 7. Auflage, Eigenverlag
  • Reschke, H. / Schneider, L. / Oleniczak, G. (Hrsg., 2017): Commercial Project Management, VDMA Verlag;
  • Timinger, H. (2021): Modernes Projektmanagement, Weinheim: Wiley

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

lecture, group and individual tasks, discussion, blended learning with directed assignments on Moodle

Assessment methods and criteria

written final exam as well as assessment of the quality of student assignments and participation

Prerequisites and co-requisites

Project Management Concepts

Infos

Degree programme

Projectmanagement & Organisation (Master)

Cycle

Master

ECTS Credits

3.00

Language of instruction

German

Curriculum

Part-Time

Academic year

2023

Semester

1 WS

Incoming

No

Learning outcome

After successfully completing this course, students will be able to

  • explain all relevant processes and tools of project management and their interplay,
  • on this basis, determine the suitable project design for specific project types and frameworks, and
  • explain the potential and limitations for utilizing information technology in project management.

Course code

0388-20-01-BB-DE-02