Management of participative and collaborative projects

bcomu2111  2024-2025  Bruxelles Saint-Louis

Management of participative and collaborative projects
5.00 credits
30.0 h
Q1
Teacher(s)
Language
French
Learning outcomes

At the end of this learning unit, the student is able to :

Competency 3 - Develop a digital culture for the organisation which mobilises management, teams and partners in communication strategies and projects.

Learning outcome:
3. Organise cooperation, collaboration and participation regarding communication projects, within the framework of a hybrid and evolving work organisation; encourage the sharing of information, experiences and innovations regarding communication projects.
4. Implement a project and team management method based on digital collaboration techniques, rapid adaptation to endogenous and exogenous changes, and awareness of sustainability and inclusiveness issues.
5. Initiate and support the creation of partnerships by integrating diverse cultural rationales, including at an international level.
 
Content
The mobilization and coordination of human resources (professionals and volunteers) participating in projects have become complex due to the diversity of skills and partners to be involved and the rapidity with which innovations in the field of social digital networks follow one another. and digital communication.
Being projects manager requires knowledge and mastery of the following points:
  • Basic principles of Project Management (PM): definition of needs, creation of specifications, creation and management of the project life cycle, critical points, project breakdown, deliverables, validation stages, definition of resources and planning.
  • Role of the project manager and the steering committee, the project manager, the service providers, among the intended users that of the "users", testers...
  • Human resources management: analysis of the skills required for a digital communication project, composition of teams and typology of contracts, motivation levers, management of risks related to individuals, procedures for validating deliverables, ERP, collaborative platforms.
  • PM methodologies: waterfall development methodologies, V-model, iterative model, agile methodologies, dashboards and monitoring.
  • Time management: load distribution, PERT method, Gantt charts, planning reorganization modes.
  • Cost management: budget design, cash management planning, expense control, profitability calculation.
Course plan
  • Session 1: Project and project management
  • Session 2: Project initiation and definition
  • Session 3: Planning and agile methodologiesSubsequent sessions: successive sprints (SCRUM methodology)
  • Final session: presentation of projects
Teaching methods
The first three sessions are ex-cathedra (with exercises). The following sessions will take the form of agile project management and short complementary presentations. The course material is published on moodle. Student contributions are also published on Moodle.
Evaluation methods
  • Completion of a project using the SCRUM methodology
  1. 5 points out of 20
  2. Assessment of student groups on the basis of the presentation at the last session
  • Oral examination on the project and the subject as a whole: 15 points out of 20
  • Work during the sessions: grade deferral
  1. 5 points out of 20
  2. Assessment of student groups on the basis of the presentation at the last session
  • Oral examination on the whole subject as well as the defence of a personal work consisting of the critical analysis of a fictitious project in the form of a complete project study
  1. 15 points out of 20 2.
  2. If the personal work is not submitted, the student will not be admitted to the oral examination
  3. For students taking the exam for a second session, more precise instructions will be sent at the beginning of July.
Bibliography
Voir les slides du cours.
See the end of the slides of the course.
Faculty or entity


Programmes / formations proposant cette unité d'enseignement (UE)

Title of the programme
Sigle
Credits
Prerequisites
Learning outcomes
Master [120] in Communication Strategy and Digital Culture (shift schedule)

Attestation de réussite : accession au niveau A pour les fonctionnaires fédéraux