Project Management

Teacher(s)

Creemers Stefan;

Language

French

Prerequisites

Basic notions of mathematics, probability theory and statistics.

Main themes

For the majority, projects are ubiquitous in the professional and economic life as well as in the private life. The economic environment being more and more complex and competitive, systematic and structured project management is essential to succeed in projects that are increasingly strategic, multidisciplinary, specific, challenging, and under resource and time constraints.
Accordingly, project management gains more and more in importance in the career of a business manager.
In this course, several topics will be addressed, following the different stages of a project:
- The importance of project management and the organizational structures
- The project definition and the evaluation of its duration and cost
- Project planning methodologies
- Risk management in projects
- Resource scheduling
- The reduction of a project duration
- The control and closing of a project

Learning outcomes

At the end of this learning unit, the student is able to :
1	At the end of this course, the student is able to: - Recognize the context in which a project evolves, so that its management fits its strategic importance. - Define completely a project and use adequate methods to evaluate its duration and cost. - Plan the succession of activities of a project, skillfully applying basic methodologies. - Identify, assess and manage risks in a project, in order to limit their impact on the project success. - Recognize and compute the impact of limited resources on the planning of a project. - Choose and apply adequate approaches to decrease the duration of a project, comparing this decrease with the involvements on the costs. - Measure and control the progress of a project, in order to adopt proper corrective actions.

Content

This course covers the following topics:

•    The basics of project management.
•     Resource management to minimize costs and project duration.
•     The impact of uncertainty and risk on project objectives.
•     AGILE project management.
•     Earned Value Management (EVM).

Teaching methods

This course uses a mix of:

•    Lectures.
•     Competitive business games.
•     Group and individual assignments.
•     Case studies.
•     Software learning.
•     Guest lectures.

A hands-on, fun approach is adopted to maximize student involvement. Consequently, it is important that students attend face-to-face classes. For some sessions, students are required to bring their own laptops.

Evaluation methods

In-session written exam and continuous assessment in the form of individual work, performances in business games, and group work. The in-session written exam counts for 70% of the final grade, and the continuous assessment for 30% of the final grade. With regard to continuous assessment, it is not possible to hand in work after the due date. The grade distribution for continuous assessment is provided at the beginning of the course.

Other information

The use of AI is not permitted.

Bibliography

Références bibliographiques recommandées, lectures conseillées

• PMI. Guide to the project management body of knowledge (PMBOK guide).

Teaching materials

• L'ensemble des supports de cours sera mis à disposition dès le début de la formation.

Faculty or entity

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