Objectives and competences
Students will:
• familiarize themselves with the fileld of project management with the focus on the management of integration, scope, time, cost, quality, people, communication, risk and procurement;
• learn and understand about the process approach to project lifecycle management;
• learn the principles of management;
• know to write project plan and apply theoretical knowledge in practise;
• be aware of the potential of an agile way of working for better project work results.
Content (Syllabus outline)
Lectures
1. Overview of Project Management
a) Separation of concepts related to project management.
b) Dimensions of project work in intralogistics.
c) Assesment of Intralogistics 4.0 Maturity level.
d) Mutual connection between project and strategic management.
e) Project life cycle and project phases.
2. Project Management Knowledge Areas
a) Structure of project plan.
b) Methods and techniques for creating project plans.
c) Methods and techniques for establishing project organisation.
d) Methods and techniques for controlling project execution.
e) Methods and techniques for managing risks and costs in project execution.
f) Project information system.
g) Project excellence.
Tutorial
Creating project plan on the example of intralogistics.
Learning and teaching methods
Theoretical lectures, practical tutorial, individual work, seminar work, guided discussions, trainings.
Lectures: students understand the theoretical frameworks of the course. Part of the lecture course is in a classroom while the rest is in the form of e-learning (e-lectures may be given via video-conferencing or with the help of specially designed e-material in a virtual electronic learning environment).
Tutorials: Students enhance their theoretical knowledge and are able to apply it. Part of the seminar is in a classroom while the rest is in the form of e-learning (e-tutorials may be given via video-conferencing or with the help of specially designed e-material in a virtual electronic learning environment).
Intended learning outcomes - knowledge and understanding
Students will know to:
• produce project plan, which will include define
scope, time table, Gantt chart, Costs, Resources,
Communication, Monitoring and Risks;
• select an project management information system for project work;
• link strategic goals of development of modern intralogist systems with projects.
Readings
• E-gradivo predmeta.
• Project Management Institute (2008). Vodnik po znanju projektnega vodenja, PMBOK. MO, Kranj.
• Rozman, R. , Stare, A. (2008): Projektni management ali ravnateljevanje projekta, Ekonomska fakulteta, Ljubljana.
• Kerzner, Harold (2003). Project Management: A Systems Approach to Planning, Scheduling, and Controlling, 8th Ed., Wiley, ISBN 0-471-22577-0
• Project Management Institute (2003). A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge, 3rd ed., Project Management Institute, ISBN 1-930699-45-X.
• Nemec Pečjak, M. (2014). ABC+ celovitega obvladovanja projektov in Microsoft Project 2013, e-izdaja, samozaložba.
Additional information on implementation and assessment • Successful completion of e-lectures and e-tutorials is a prerequisite for entering the exam.10%
• Seminar work.40%
• Written examination.50%
