About this Module

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1. Introduction
- 1.1. About the Module
- 1.2. Module Topics
2. Module Aims

1. Introduction

Why is Project Management Important?

It is important bacause

it ensures what is being delivered, is right, and will deliver real value against the business opportunity
it brings leadership and direction to projects
it ensures there’s a proper plan for executing on strategic goals
it ensures proper expectations are set around what can be delivered, by when, and for how much
it ensures the quality of whatever is being delivered, consistently hits the mark
it ensures risks are properly managed and mitigated against to avoid becoming issues
it ensures the right people do the right things, at the right time – it ensures proper project process is followed throughout the project lifecycle
it ensures a project’s progress is tracked and reported properly
someone needs to be able to understand if everyone’s doing what they should
it learns from the successes and failures of the past.

ref: Ben Aston, dpm

1.1. About the Module

The Module concerns about general project management concepts and practices, especially from product development project viewpoint. The module gives an overview of development project life-cycle and project phases. Special emphasize is given to the project management topics which are especially important from the viewpoint of the over all structure and content of the MuPIC-course. These topics are for example project communication, stakeholder management and requirements management in a product development project.

Literatute and reading materials for this Module include

Artto K., Martinsuo M., Kujala J., 2011. Project business. Helsinki, Finland,
http://pbgroup.aalto.fi/en/the_book_and_the_glossary/project_business_2011.pdf, (ISBN 978-952-92-8535-8)
Heagney J. 2012. Fundamentals of Project Management - Fourth Edition, American Management Association.
PMI: A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBoK), 5th Edition, 2013
Snyder C., 2013. A User’s Manual to the PMBOK® Guide - Fifth Edition, John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
Kerzner H. & Kerzner H. R., 2013. Project Management: A Systems Approach to Planning, Scheduling, and Controlling, 11th Edition, John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
Cooper R. G., The Stage-Gate® System: A Road Map from Idea to Launch – An Intro & Summary, GEMBA Innovation.
http://gemba.dk/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/The-Stage-Gate-System-A-Roadmap-From-Idea-to-Launch-An-Intro-Summary-GEMBA.pdf
Turner, R. 2014. Gower Handbook of Project Management - 5th edition. Surrey, England. Routledge.
Martinelli, Russ J. ; Rahschulte, Tim J. ; Waddell, James M. 2017. Projects Without Boundaries : Successfully Leading Teams and Managing Projects in a Virtual World. John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
Margaret R. Lee, 2014. Leading Virtual Project Teams : Adapting Leadership Theories and Communications Techniques to 21st Century Organizations. CRTC Press.

1.2. Module Topics

Topic 1 Project Initiation	Fundamentals of the project initiation phase How to organize in projects Project Feasibility study Project scope and preliminary planning Project stakeholders
Topic 2 Project Planning	Project planning basics Requirements management WBS, scheduling, resources and costs Project risk and quality management Project communication planning
Topic 3 Project implementation phase	Leading a project in an implementation phase Project monitoring, controlling and reporting Risk management in the implementation phase Project Change Management
Topic 4 Project closing	Deliverables handover Closing a project Learning from the projects

2. Module Aims

Students can:

…understand general project management concepts especially from product development viewpoint: Have a good overall view of development project life-cycle and project phases
…understand the importance of project communication and stakeholder management
…understand special characteristics of requirements management in the product development context
teractions (include experience from the course and suggest practical solutions)