Management of innovative projects 2600-MSMdz1zitZPI
1. Creation of innovative ventures (concepts of venture and innovation, typology of innovations, morphological analysis as a way of generating new business ideas, lift test as a tool for promoting the ideas).
2. Defining the purpose and requirements of ventures (SMART goal definition technique, defining requirements, specifics of tenders and public procurements, analysis of MoSCoW requirements, preparation of a WBS (work breakdown structure), preparation of a ToR (Terms of Reference) of a request for quotation).
3. Project planning (preparation of a schedule, cost estimate and material and financial schedule, basics of project costing, risk management).
4. Computer programmes in project and venture management (using ProjectLibre, Slack, Trello as examples).
5. Financing innovative initatives ("map" of EU programmes and tax instruments, basic legal requirements, preparation of own application for financing).
6. Innovative public procurement (innovation partnerships, pre-commercial procurement, partners for innovative procurement - including subcontracting).
7. Best practices and challenges of innovative ventures. New trends in innovative venture management: Lean Development, Agile Management, Scrum.
Type of course
Mode
Course coordinators
Learning outcomes
Knowledge:
Knows and understands the terminology and basic mechanisms and theoretical models in the field of innovative project management, including explaining the practical applicability of project management methodologies (S3_W01).
Knows and understands the basic principles of entrepreneurship related to initiating and developing innovative projects (S3_W02).
Knows and understands the conditions for creating innovative projects, the typology of innovations, and methods for generating and presenting business ideas (S3_W07).
Skills:
Can apply management theory to recognize, diagnose, and solve problems related to innovative project management in organizations, including using design thinking to evolve project ideas and define goals and requirements (S3_U01).
Can correctly interpret technological, social, economic, and legal processes and phenomena in the context of implementing innovative projects (S3_U02).
Can independently and collaboratively prepare analyses, diagnoses, and reports on complex problems related to innovative projects, including creating WBS documents, schedules, budgets, and risk analysis (S3_U08).
Social Competences:
Is prepared to evaluate and critically approach complex situations and phenomena related to project management in organizations (S3_K01).
Is prepared to follow ethical standards in the planning and implementation of investment projects (S3_K03).
Is ready to think and act in an entrepreneurial way (S3_K04).
Can support adherence to ethical standards and best practices in the implementation of innovative projects (S3_K05).
Assessment criteria
Learning outcomes in terms of knowledge will be verified through class discussion and test.
Learning outcomes in terms of skills will be assessed on an ongoing basis through assignments (individual and group) completed by participants during the course.
Social competence outcomes will be assessed through class discussion and test.
Graded assessment
Individual and group project assignments 50%
Final written assessment - colloquium 50%.
Attendance obligatory
Scoring:
- 0 - 55% - 2
- above 55% - 64% - 3
- over 64% - 73% - 3.5
- over 73% - 82% - 4
- over 82% - 91% - 4,5
- over 91% - 100% - 5
Bibliography
Literatura do przedmiotu:
• Klincewicz, Krzysztof (red.) (2016) Zarządzanie, organizacje i organizowanie – przegląd perspektyw teoretycznych. Warszawa:
Wydawnictwo Naukowe Wydziału Zarządzania UW [rozdziały: „Zarządzanie technologiami – perspektywa organizacji-użytkownika”,
„Zarządzanie technologiami – perspektywa organizacji-dostawcy”]
• wersja elektroniczna dostępna w formacie PDF na stronie: http://timo.wz.uw.edu.pl/zoo/
• Klincewicz, Krzysztof (2010) Zarządzanie technologiami. Przypadek niebieskiego lasera. Warszawa: Wydawnictwo Naukowe Wydziału Zarządzania UW
• Klincewicz, Krzysztof (2012) Dyfuzja innowacji. Jak odnieść sukces w komercjalizacji nowych produktów i usług. Warszawa: Wydawnictwo Naukowe Wydziału Zarządzania UW
• Pawlak M., Zarządzanie projektami, Warszawa: Wydawnictwo Naukowe PWN, 2012
Additional information
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