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: 2015/2016 - 1S

Active?	Yes
Responsible unit:	Department of Industrial Engineering and Management
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	50	Syllabus since 2006/2007	5	-	7	56	189

Teaching language

Suitable for English-speaking students

Objectives

Prepare students to implement project management methodologies in the context of the activities of an organization as well as to perform the function of project manager. So they should be able to recognize the relevance of applying the project management methodology, to structure and implement project management methodologies for the development of critical activities in the context of a given organization and to starting performing the role of project manager.

Learning outcomes and competences

By the end of the course students should be able to (i) identify a project and define its situation on the overall context, as well as establish its interdependence with other activities of the Organization, (ii) to assess the nature and degree of complexity of a project and define the management processes to be applied, (iii) design and implement  the organizational structure for the project, (iv) do a detailed plan of a project management, (v) start performing the function of project manager.

Working method

Presencial

Pre-requirements (prior knowledge) and co-requirements (common knowledge)

Organizational structures design.

Human resource management.

Time management.

Activities and resources programming techniques

Communication.

Quality management.

Strategic management basic concepts.

Program

1. PROJECT MANAGEMENT OVERVIEW: Project management framework in the context of the organization; General concept of project management; Role of the project manager; Project life cycle; Analysis of examples (case studies).

2. ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURES: Organisational structures for the implementation of project management; Analysis of examples (case studies).

3. PROJECT MANAGEMENT METHODOLOGIES: Reference methodology; Critical dimensions of project management; High lever groups of management processes required for project management.

4. PROJECT MANAGEMENT AREAS OF KNOWLEDGE: Project integration management; Scope management; Cost management; Quality management; Human resource management; Communication management; Risk management; Partnerships and procurement management.

5. MAKING A  PROJECT MANAGEMENT PLAN.

6. SIMULATING PROJECT MANAGEMENT EXECUTION..

7. INDIVIDUAL WRITTEN WORK.

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

This course is based on the following complementary activities that involve lecturing, learning, and associated assessment of acquired knowledge and competences:

 A1. THEORETICAL NOTIONS: The theoretical concepts taught during theoretical classes should be learnt by study activities and conceptualisation.

A2. CASES STUDIES: Case-study as object of analysis, discussion and exploration of solutions will allow students to exercise the application of theoretical learned concepts.

 A3. COLABORATIVE WORK: two assignments, regarding the application of project management methodologies, should allow students to practice and apply the concepts of project management methodologies.

 A4. PROJECT MANAGEMENT PLAN: Making a concrete project management plan should allow students to exercise and apply knowledge on management processes.

 

A5. PROJECT MANAGEMENT SIMULATION: Should allow students to practice, through simulation, the activity of monitoring and control of project execution.

Software

Microsoft Project 2000

keywords

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

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation without final exam

Assessment Components

Designation	Weight (%)
Trabalho escrito	100,00
Total:	100,00

Amount of time allocated to each course unit

Designation	Time (hours)
Elaboração de relatório/dissertação/tese	133,00
Frequência das aulas	56,00
Total:	189,00

Eligibility for exams

Given that the final mark is a result of the evaluation of the four assignments this is the only way to go through the assessment process.

Calculation formula of final grade

The final mark will be based on the mark of three group assignments (70%) and one individual assignment (30%).

P0 – Group Assignment #1: 15% - Case-Study #1 on project management methodologies implementation.

P1 – Group Assignment #2: 15% - Case Study #2 on project management methodologies implementation.

P2 – Group Assignment #3: 40% - Project management Plan and Simulation.

P3 – Individual Assignment: 30% - Based on a Case-Study.

 

Participation in all assignments is mandatory to get approval in the course.

Examinations or Special Assignments

NOT APPLICABLE

Internship work/project

NOT APPLICABLE

Special assessment (TE, DA, ...)

Students with a special status (working students, military personnel, and high-level competition athletes) can opt to be assessed as normal students.

Alternatively:

They can do individually all the assignments that constitutes the evaluation process.

Classification improvement

Students may improve their marks in the following academic year, by repeating all the evaluation process.