Project Leadership (5cr)

Objectives (course unit)

In this course, the student will learn how to plan, implement, and report on a business project. They will develop their customer understanding and project team management skills as well as emphasize business responsibility.

After completing the course, the student will be able
- to prepare a written project plan.
- to build and manage a project team in a goal-oriented way.
- to report on the project phases, results, and their activities as a leader.
- to use appropriate digital platforms to support project management.

Content (course unit)

How is a project plan made?
What should be considered when building an effective project team?
How do I lead the team at different stages of the project?
How do I use digital tools to facilitate communication and monitor my project progress and management activities?
How do I report the results of the project and my own management?

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

Assessment criteria, pass/fail

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

Assessment criteria, pass/fail

Assessment criteria, excellent (5) (course unit)

Assessment criteria, pass/fail

Assessment criteria, pass/fail (course unit)

Passed
Based on the theoretical knowledge and working in a team, the student demonstrates the ability to manage a project according to its objectives and requirements. Students will demonstrate their ability to lead a project team and develop their management skills. The student will document the different stages, objectives, and results of a project from the project plan to the final report.

Failed
The student has no evidence of project management skills.

Location and time

During the studies in a real business project where the studets works as a leader or in a leading position.

Exam schedules

There is no exam. Project management skills are demonstrated by
- managing a business project
- management literature
- a written report (with management literature references)
containing feedback on your leadership performance.
The document will be returned to the coach and published in the Portfolio Bank.

Assessment methods and criteria

Evaluation is based on
- self-evalutation: what was the success of the project
- peer-evaluation: feedback especially on leadership skills from other teampreneurs
- coach's evaluation in development discussions
- customer feedback.

Evaluation is written in the project report.

Assessment scale

Pass/Fail

Teaching methods

There are hardly any traditional lectures or exams at Proakatemia. Learning methods and environments are for example training sessions 'paja' (primings, dialogue, workshops, independent studying), literature, writing and publising, expert lectures and other fact-finding, project work, seminars, learning cells and common events. Learning is connected with business projects. Project Management is learnt by leading a business project.

Learning materials

Literature advice and sparring from coaches, teachers and other teampreneurs.

Student workload

5 cr = 135 hours of student's work, reported in your timesheet.

Completion alternatives

to be negotiated with your coach

Practical training and working life cooperation

Business project is a product or service that team enteprise sells btob or btoc.

Further information

Studies at Proakatemia are integrated to teampreneurs businesses. It is not possible to study separate courses of the curriculum without special arrangements.

Assessment criteria - pass/fail (Not in use, Look at the Assessment criteria above)

Approved
The student has demonstrated that he/she comprehends the main concepts of the topic in the context of his/her team enterprise. He/she has applied them in practice together with other team entrepreneurs. The student operates according to the chosen values and procedures.

Failed
The student knows the concepts only superficially or is not able to apply them in practice in his/her team enterprise. The student does not operate according to the chosen values and procedures.