Investment Project Management 2600-MFBRz1ZPI
The course is adapted to the substantive scope and requirements of the ACCA P3 exam ("Business analysis") in the part related to project management. The knowledge and skills are also directly related to the requirements of professional exams in the field of project management: PRINCE2 Foundation and PMI ACPM, enabling students to further develop their professional careers.
1. Introduction to project management. Specifics of projects and ventures. Projects and processes. Roles and competences of people involved in projects. Methodic of project management. Criteria for the success of the project. Limitations and causes of failure.
2. Project environment analysis. Project initiation, defining goals and requirements. Criteria for the evaluation of investment projects. Group Thinking Syndrome, Brainstorming, Elevator Pitch.
3. Making decisions about selecting investment projects. Scoring models. Monitoring during project implementation (Cooper's stage-gate model). Make or buy decisions.
4. Defining project requirements. Requirements analysis. SWIZ document (Specification of Essential Order Conditions). Contractor and design criteria. RFI (Request For Information), RFP (Request For Proposals).
5. Planning projects. Tools and techniques to help define a project
Preparing a WBS document (Work Breakdown Structure).
6. Introduction to project management support programs. Types of projects and selection of the right software to support project management. Functions and benefits of using IT tools in project management. ProjectLibre - practical exercises in budgeting and project scheduling.
7. Project management methodologies. Comparison of waterfall and agile methodologies. The SCRUM framework. Criteria for selecting the right methodology for a project.
8. Control of costs and work progress in the project. Baseline plan. Cost analysis. Way to reduce costs. Analysis of the value earned in the project (EVM - Earned Value Management). Variations in costs, task completion time. Projects financed from public funds - issues of eligibility, direct and indirect costs, monitoring, control and audit of projects.
9. Stakeholder analysis. Risk management in projects. Project implementation and change management in an organization. Social aspects of projects. Project versus organizational structure and organizational culture.
Course coordinators
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Type of course
Learning outcomes
Upon successful completion of the course, the student:
In terms of knowledge:
• Correctly uses project management terminology (K_W01).
• Lists fundamental theoretical models in project management (K_W01).
• Explains the practical utility of project management methodologies (K_W01).
• Discusses basic entrepreneurship principles related to initiating and developing investment projects (K_W07).
In terms of skills:
• Applies the design thinking method to evolve a project idea (K_U01).
• Defines objectives and requirements for a specific project (K_U01).
• Conducts a project stakeholder analysis (K_U06).
• Creates documents such as a Work Breakdown Structure (WBS), schedule, and budget (K_U06).
• Conducts a project risk analysis (K_U06).
• Plans teamwork related to project tasks (K_U08).
• Identifies personal self-education needs in the field of project management (K_U09).
• Develops acquired project management qualifications while working on a team task (K_U09).
In terms of social competences:
• Evaluates the advantages and disadvantages of project management methodologies regarding different projects and their conditions (K_K01).
• Assesses the impact of organizational culture on project implementation and change management (K_K01).
• Initiates activities that benefit the community, society, or the environment, as well as actions for the common good (K_K03).
• Recognizes market gaps, opportunities, and threats (K_K04).
• Proposes original ideas to exploit market gaps, opportunities, and threats (K_K04).
• Recognizes the ethical dimension of decisions related to planning and implementing investment projects (K_K05).
Assessment criteria
In-class group tasks (25 points), individual homework assignment (15 points), project (40 points). To pass the course, a minimum score of 55% of the total points is required.
Bibliography
Basic literature:
Dąbrowski, M., Wieczne opóźnienie. Zaradzanie projektami IT, Gliwice:Helion, 2021
Pawlak M., Zarządzanie projektami, Warszawa: Wydawnictwo Naukowe PWN, 2012.
Suplementary literature:
Sońta-Drączkowska E., Zarządzanie projektami we wdrażaniu innowacji, Warszawa : Polskie Wydawnictwo Ekonomiczne, 2018.
Project Management Institute (2003) Kompendium wiedzy o zarządzaniu projektami (A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge). PMBOK Guide 2000 Edition. Wyd. MT&DC Warszawa (oraz nowsze wydania). Do przygotowania indywidualnej pracy zaliczeniowej niezbędne będzie wykorzystanie bezpłatnego programu komputerowego ProjectLibre, dostępnego na stronie www.projectlibre.org (wersje dla systemów Windows, Mac OS i Linux).
Kisielnicki J., Zarządzanie projektami: ludzie, procedury, wyniki, Warszawa: Oficyna a Wolters Kluwer business, 2011.