Project and Team Management II

Code:

EIG0042

Acronym:

IP II

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Design, Development, Implementation and Operation
OFICIAL	Informatics
OFICIAL	Organizational Behavior and Human Resources
OFICIAL	Marketing and Strategy
OFICIAL	Quantitative Methods

Instance: 2011/2012 - 1S

Active?	Yes
Responsible unit:	Automation, Instrumentation and Control Section
Course/CS Responsible:	Master in Engineering and Industrial Management

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
MIEIG	58	Syllabus since 2006/2007	5	-	7	56	187

Teaching language

Portuguese

Objectives

BACKGROUND
Project management capabilities is of paramount importance to ensure the competitive capacity of a company or institution. It is one of the most best known methodology to mange and carry out efficiently and effectively the activities within a company or organization to improve efficiency, manage R&D activity, manage new product development activity, and innovation processes. Mastering Project Management comprises the ability to use effectively a broad set of technical, management and soft skills, most of them already addressed in other courses, in an integrated and challenging way. This course addresses the techniques and methods that are the constitutive tools in Project Management, and the effective use of them as a methodology.

SPECIFIC AIMS
To provide the students with the necessary tools and some practice so they become able to design and perform a Project Management activity, namely:

Definition of a Project and in what conditions a Project Management approach should/must be used;
Got acquainted with the language, concepts and fundamental models of Project Management;
The Project Management as an activity within the enterprise’s organizational structure and its relation with other activities, the authority and responsibility, communications processes, competition for resources, etc.;
The Project Management as a Management Methodology to achieve the company’s strategic objectives;
Identification and application of Management Processes in the scope of the Project Management activity;
Attitudes and values needed for running and leading Project Management activity;
Practice based on case studies addressing real situations of Project Management;

PREVIOUS KNOWLEDGE
Organisational design;
Human resources Management;
Leadership;
Time management;
Communication;
Quality Management;
Strategic management;
Network scheduling techniques;
Pricing and estimating;

PERCENTUAL DISTRIBUTION
Scientific component (establishes and develops scientific bases) – 20%
Technological component (apply to design and process operation) – 80%

LEARNING OUTCOMES
On successful completion of this course, students should be able to:
- Define a Project in the context of overall company’s activity;
- Describe the Project management methodology and knowledge areas that it comprises;
- Identify the company’s organizational structure and its relation with the company’s competitive strategy;
- Describe how the Project management activity relates with the main activity and processes of the company;
- Recognize the conditions that recommend the application of the project management methodology;
- Set the statement of work of a project including its strategic objectives;
- Make a Project master plan;
- Make a detailed project plan including all the relevant dimensions to be managed;
- Select and apply the most suitable techniques, tools and management processes for a given project;
- Design a suitable organizational structure for implementing a project team;
- Direct and manage the project execution;
- Monitor and control Project work;
- Manage the stakeholders;

Program

The Project Management Framework:
- Introduction;
- Project Life Cycle and Organization.
- Project Management Processes;
The Project Management Knowledge Areas:
- Project Integration Management;
- Project Scope Management;
- Project Time Management;
- Project Cost Management;
- Project Quality Management;
- Project Human Resources Management;
- Project Communications Management;
- Project Risk Management;
- Project Procurement Management;
Case Studies addressing practical situations regarding Project Management activity and project organizational structure design.
Perform a detailed Project Management Plan for developing a new product.

Mandatory literature

Project Management Institute; A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge, Project Management Institute, 2004. ISBN: 13: 978-1-930699-45-8

Complementary Bibliography

Microsoft; Microsoft Office Project 2007, Microsoft Press, 2007. ISBN: 13: 978-0-7356-2305-7
Harold Kerzner; Project Management: A Systems Approach to Planning, Scheduling, and Controlling, WILEY, 2001. ISBN: 0-471-39342-8

Teaching methods and learning activities

Expository sessions addressing the theoretical contents of Project Management using slides especially prepared for this purpose, and providing practical examples to promote a better understanding of the presented concepts.

Analysis and discussion of practical case studies, addressing the essential issues of Project Management, in a team work context.

Two assignments: teamwork in solving practical case studies including a presentation to the class. Discussion and synthesis of the main conclusions and recommendations.

Third assignment: proposal of a Project Management plan for a new product development project in a characterized organization.

Fourth assignment: individual analysis and proposal of recommendations for a specific practical case of Project Management.

Software

Microsoft Project 2000

keywords

Technological sciences > Engineering > Industrial engineering
Social sciences > Economics > Management studies > Industrial management
Social sciences > Economics > Management studies

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation without final exam

Assessment Components

Description	Type	Time (hours)	Weight (%)	End date
Attendance (estimated)	Participação presencial	56,00
Assignment Nº1 - Based on a Case Study	Trabalho escrito	20,00		2011-10-14
Assignment Nº2 - Based on a Case Study	Trabalho escrito	20,00		2011-11-11
Assignment Nº3 - Based on a Case Study	Trabalho escrito	70,00		2011-12-16
Individual Assigment	Trabalho escrito	20,00		2012-01-09
	Total:	-	0,00

Eligibility for exams

NA

Calculation formula of final grade

The final Classification is a result of the sum of the following components:
Assignment #1: 15%
Assignment #2: 15%
Assignment #3 (Project Management Plan): 40%
Individual Assignment: 30%

Range: minimum - 0; maximum - 20.

Examinations or Special Assignments

Workgroup Assignments.
Individual assignment.

Special assessment (TE, DA, ...)

NA

Classification improvement

NA