Study Guide

Objectives (course unit)

Students are able to:
- plan the technology project execution in a sensible and workable manner
- use project management software right and fluently
- forecast technology project resources, timing and tasks
- forecast technology project finish time and end cost
- modify project according to technology, constructors and suppliers
- modify their project when the situation changes

Content (course unit)

The students are able to plan, implement and manage demanding projects. Required skills are reached when students can create realistic project plans to supervise, forecast the project and manage project change.
- project management achievements
- project management terminology
- organizing projects
- project management skill areas (according to Ipma)
- project benefits and goals
- project life cycle and work break down structure
- project schedule, resourcing and costing
- project risk management
- project cost management (earned value, pert chart and committed cost)
- good practices
- project portfolio management
- project models and project management development

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1-2) (course unit)

The student's project plan is incomplete. Various sections have not been done theoretically right. Schedule is static and becomes a mess with changes.

Assessment criteria, good (3-4) (course unit)

The student's project plan is complete and theoretically correct. Schedule is dynamic and behaves correctly with changes.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5) (course unit)

The student's project plan is complete and theoretically correct. Schedule is dynamic and behaves correctly with changes.Students show also the methods used to supervise and forecast the project outcome. The project plan also accounts for the steering group and other groups.

Assessment scale

0-5