ISMAT 7428

Project Management

• ApresentaçãoPresentation

    This course is essential for the undergraduate course in Business Management because it enables students to understand the value of Project Management (PM) as a strategic skill for organizations, linking project results with their objectives. The course provides the theoretical and practical foundation necessary for students to manage projects effectively. Thus, they will learn about the main phases, areas of knowledge, processes and software used for project management, through an applied project, so that they can assume themselves as agents of change by fostering reflective practice through innovative projects in this sector, and will provide interdisciplinary skills that integrate business and services.
• ProgramaProgramme

  CP1 - Introduction to Project Management Project Management Framework Strategy, structure and organizational culture Factors of success or failure of projects Action Priority Index: how to convert strategies into projects CP2 - Project Management Origins of demands for projects Project life cycle and phases Scope, resources, stakeholders and risk management Project integration management CP3 ? Project Management Software Tasks, duration, predecessors, and resources Critical path Timeline Gantt Chart Network diagram CP4 - Leadership and Project Management Profile and competencies of project managers Tasks of managers and team members Team building, negotiation and conflict management Ethics and responsibility CP5 - Advanced Topics in Project Management Lean Manufacturing Principles Concepts and uses of Kanban and Scrum CP6 - Applied Project Management
• ObjectivosObjectives

  At the end of this course, students should be able to: LG1. Realize the importance of project management in the context of organizations LG2. Identify factors that can contribute to the success or failure of projects. LG3. Use techniques to select projects and to convert strategies into projects LG4. Know the life cycle and typical phases of projects LG5. Identify knowledge areas and process groups used in project management LG6. Know the features offered by software for project management LG7. Recognize the profile, skills and tasks of project managers and other team members LG8. Know the state of the art of project management through the leading project management methodologies LG9. Develop an applied project, considering the basic steps of project management
• BibliografiaBibliography

  Miguel, A. (2019). Gestão Moderna de Projetos : melhores técnicas e práticas. 8ª Ed. Lisboa: FCA-Editora de Informática. 414 p. Pinto, J. K. (2019). Project Management: Achieving Competitive Advantage. London: Pearson. Pinto, J.P.; Tscharf, C. (2019). Scrum : A gestão ágil de projetos. 1ª Ed. Lisboa: FCA-Editora de Informática. 246 p. Kerzner, Harold (2017). Project Management: A Systems Approach to Planning, Scheduling, and Controlling . New Jersey: John Wiley & Sons. Newton, R. (2016). Project Management Step by Step: How to Plan and Manage a Highly Successful Project (2.ed.). London: Pearson.  
• MetodologiaMethodology

    Taking into account that the classes will have an active, explorative and group learning component; it will be essential to develop a continuous qualitative evaluation. The evaluation will be weighted according to the diversity of experiences provided to the students. In the end, it will be essential to obtain feedback on the added value of the experience, with the agents of this initiative, the students and the entities participating in the workshop challenges. The assessment weights will be: several projects that comprise the project at the end of the semester (70%), ability to present and defend the project (20%) and attendance (10%).
• LínguaLanguage

  Português
• TipoType

  Semestral
• ECTS

  5
• NaturezaNature

  Mandatory
• EstágioInternship

  Não