06201072 - Introduction to Project Management

This course aims to give students a general overview of how a project has to be managed.
Key points : 

• Project management lifecycle
• Project management tools
• Project governance

Estimation of private study (outside of contact hours): 10 hours

DIMENSION OF SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY

Impact of project management on internal and external stakeholders

TARGETED KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS 

Ability to understand the different steps of a project and the organization dedicated to project management.

COURSE OUTLINE

1. How to define a project in the organization ?
What is a project ?
Project Management Drives Change
Who are Project Managers and What Do They Do?
The Role of a Project Manager  

2. The KEY ISSUE of a project : specifications !
What is a project specification ?
Why do Project Specifications matter ?
The main elements to include in your project specification

3. The 4 phases of the project management lifecycle 
Initiating
Planning
Execution
Closing
Project Monitoring & Control

4. Project Management Methodologies
Critical Path Method (CPM)
Waterfall
Kanban
Agile / Scrum
Lean / Six Sigma

5. Project management constraints and tools
The triple constraints of project management (Iron Triangle)
Project portfolio management
Project governance
Useful project tools
Project risk management

6. Is really everything under control ?
Common confusion between process, procedure and work instruction…
Common confusion between complicated and complex…
Change management : a key issue !

PRESCRIBED TEXTS AND PUBLICATIONS

100 Idées impertinentes pour mieux manager, Harvard Business Review/Prisma, 20204. Ouvrage labellisé par le Collège de Labellisation de la FNEGE dans la catégorie Essai en 2022.

RECOMMENDED TEXTS AND PUBLICATIONS

1. https://philippesilberzahn.com/

EMBLEMATIC BOOKS OR RESEARCH PAPERS REGARDING THE SUBJECT OF THE COURSE

Stratégie modèle mental
Cracker enfin le code des organisations pour les remettre en mouvement
Philippe Silberzahn

Individual grade

MCQ : 1h / Weight : 20%
Case study : 3h / weight : 50%

Other grade(s)
Oral test during class, in a group
1h30, Weight: 30%

NATURE OF MATERIALS
Powerpoint

TEACHING INNOVATIONS AND USE OF TECHNOLOGY
Learning-by-doing course