Subject 'Project Management'

Year:   2009/2010    2010/2011    2011/2012    2012/2013    2013/2014    

Management. Project. Nature of project management. Customer, executor, beneficiaries. Requirements for project manager. Project-based organisations versus conventional organisations. Main conflicts in projects. Critical success factors. Project life cycle. Iceberg model. Classification of projects. Initial requirements. Setting project goals. Generating ideas. Cause-and effect relations. Project planning. Inputs and outputs in projects. Scheduling. Critical path. Managing time in projects. Planning costs and quality. Coordination. Project risks. Monitoring project. Project group and team. Roles in teamwork. Conflict strategies. Project completion. Examples.

Learning the challenges and methods of project management

Skills to apply project management methods in projects
Skills to plan and manage a project through the project lifecycle, regarding costs, time and project goals
Skills to analyse every aspect of a project according to its goals
Skills to assess typical risks in a project
Skills to appreciate the importance of human factor in projects and understand the basics of effective teamwork
Skills to differentiate relevant and irrelevant information in projects

Lectures and groupwork, homework presentations.

Perens, A. Projektijuhtimine.
Lees, M. "Projektijuhtimine - väljakutsed ja võimalused"
Goldratt, E. "Kriitiline ahel"

2014: RR*  TD*  

2013: RR*  TD*  

2012: LI  RR  TD  

2011: LI  RR  TD  

2010: LI  RR  TD  

2009: LI  RR  TD  

2008: LI  RR  TD  

2007: LI  RR  TD  

2006: LI  

2005: LI  

2004: LI  

* Optional subject